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Department ofPhilosophy
General Policies: I. Applicants planning to challenge nursing courses must first be accepted by and fulfill all matriculation requirements of Biola Universi ty. The Department of Nursing should be con tacted at the time of application to the Um versity. 2. Separate application must be made to the department of nursing. A$20.00 nonrefund able application fee made payable to B1ola Un iversity, department of nursing must ac company the application. It is recommen_ded that this be done concurrently with applica tion to the University. Final acceptance into nursing wi ll not be made until official accep tance to the University is granted. 3. In addition to the official transcripts sent to the office of admissions and records, separate official transcripts (including high school, school of nursing and any other college or Bible school) must be sent directly to: Biota University, Department of Nursing, 13800 Biota Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639-000 I Transcripts sent to the office of admissions and records are not forwarded to the nursing department. 4. To be considered for acceptance into the nursing program, all applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 25 5. Transfer-challenge students who have met prerequisites comparable to the generic stu dents will have equal access for open spaces in all nursing courses. 6. The department of nursing health form r_e quired of all nursing majors must be submit ted prior to clinical challenge and adm1ss1on to clinical nursing courses. Evidence of cur rent C.P.R. certification is also required. 7. The applicant must complete the required non-nursing prerequisites as outlined in the standard curriculum chart for the nursmg major before entering clinical nursing courses (except 30 unit option). Transfer credit for non-nursing courses will be granted by the office of admissions and records as indicated in the university catalog. If a given nursing course from a regionally accredited nursing program is comparable in content and level to a given course offered by the department of baccalaureate nursing, trans fer credit will be granted. 8. All transfer-challenge students must success fullychallenge or complete NUR 310: Behav ioral Concepts for Nursing Practice. Compa rable courses will be evaluated for transfer credit. 9. Challenge students mayneed to take 12 units in addition to the challenge courses to qualify for financial assistance. IO. Following notification of acceptance into the department of nursing, the candidate may begin the challenge process: This process consists of an examination with theory and clinical components. NLN Profile 11 and teacher-made exams are utilized. Math ex ams are also included. Adetailed outline of the challenge process may be obtained by contacting the Department of Nursing direct ly. I I. Candidates for the challenge process have the option of schedu ling the examinations in such a way that if unsuccessful , subsequent enrollment in the course is possible. 12. The challenge fee is $50.00 per exam. Candi dates must register for the challenge exam (s) to be accomplished each semester.
13. Course credit will be granted upon successful complet ion of the challenge exam. Courses may be challenged one time only. 14. Specific policies related to R.N .'s, L.V.N.'s or L.P.N.'s follow. Transfer challenge students from other nursing programs or other health profession backgrounds will be evaluated in dividually. . 15 Transfer students choosing to take the baste generic nursing program shou ld apply as any other student for the program, meeting all prerequisites as outlined in the university catalog and standard curriculum chart for the nursing major. (C*) denotes that a class can be challenged for the units listed. In addition to the general policies, the follow ing policies apply to the registered nurse: . I. The applicant must hold current reg1strat1on in the United States. Graduates of regionally accredited nursing programs in the process of obtaining licensure will be admitted on pro visional status. 2. Al l RN 's will participate in a transition semi nar course (NUR 300) designed to facilitate socialization into baccalaureate professional nursing. 3. All Level III courses must be taken. Admission into Level Ill classes is contingent on success ful completion of all Level I and 11 chal lenges. The following courses may be chal lenged 30 I, 302, 400, 4I0, 420. In addition to the general policies, the follow ing policies apply to the licensed vocational nurse: I. The applicant must hold current registration in the United States. Graduates of reg10nally accredited nursing programs in the process of obtaining licensure will be admitted on pro visional status. 2. The applicant may take the 30 unit curricu lum or the transfer-challenge curriculum. Option I: Thirty Unit Curriculum . I. This option permits the L.V.N. to take nursing and related science courses in order to qualify for the California registered nurse licensing examination. Transfer into the degree pro gram is possible. 2. The applicant's portfolio will be evaluated on an individual basis. Academic credit earned in regionallyaccredited insitutions of higher education for comparable prehcensure courses will be accepted for transfer. 3. The following courses must be completed prior to taking the RN. licensure examina tion: *BIO 272 Physiology 4 units *BIO 221 Microbiology 4 umts NUR 320 Directed Individual Studies (Geriatrics) 3 units NUR400 Mental Health Nursing 4 units NUR 420 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing 5 units NUR 450 Leadership/Management in Nursing 7 units 27 units Option II: Transfer-Challenge I. Nursing 30 I and 302 must be challenged in sequence. Level II courses maybe chaHenged based on individual portfolio evaluat10n. All Level Ill courses must be taken . *Transfer credit wiil be granted. 2. All LY.N 's or LPN's will participate in a transi tion seminar course (NUR 300) designed to fac ilitate socialization into baccalaureate nursing.
Virginia Doland, Ph.D. , Chair Faculty Professor: Hanson Assistant Professor: Ciocchi
Objective: The objective of this depart ment is to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issues of philosophy; historical and contemporary. The courses of philosophyare designed to contribute_ to the general education of the student, to aid him in reflective thinking, to contribute to an understanding of the persistent problems of our culture and to compare, contrast and integrate philosophical answers with those of the Christian philosophical orientation. Department Minor: 18 units, of which 12 must be upper division. The student must select 30I and two courses from 302, 303 or 404. Humanities Major: Philosophy Concentra tion . Philosophy may be used as the area of concentration for the humanities major (page 40). This concentration is basically a minor in philosophy, but more flexibility is possible through department advisement. 202 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) The problems , methods, concepts, outlook and divisions of philosophy. Either semester. 205 LOGIC (3) Deductive and inductive inference and the analysis of language. 301 GREEK AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy through Neo-Plato nism. 302 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (3) The history of philosophy from Augustine to William of Occam with special emphasis upon The history of philosophy from the Renais-_ sance through the school_s of the nineteenth cen tury. 305 ETHICS (3) Principal ethical theories and thinkers; basic problems and biblical teaching. 307 AESTHETICS (3) Principal problems and theories of art cre ation, appreciation and criticism. 310 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3) Acritical examination of the relationship of philosophy to religion , of crucial religious con cepts and of problems of religious belief. Alternate years. 311 THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE (3) A historical and critical examination of the nature, validity and scope of human thought and knowledge. Alternate years. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. 303 MODERN PHILOSOPHY (3)
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