University department of nursing , 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada , California 90639. Transcripts sent to the office of admissions and records are not forwarded to nursing. 4. All students applying to the nursing program must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. 5. Transfer-challenge students who have met prerequisites comparable to the generic students will have equal access for open spaces in all nursing courses. 6. The department of nursing health form required of all nursing majors must be submitted prior to clinical chal lenge and admission to clinical nursing courses. 7. The applicant must complete the required non-nursing pre requisites as outlined in the Standard Curriculum Chart for the nursing 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 pro gram 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 (except 30 unit option) will participate in NUR 300 Professional Nursing Seminar. This course is designed to facilitate socialization into bac calaureate professional nursing . It is to be taken during the first year following acceptance into the nursing program . 9. Following notification of acceptance into the department of nursing , the candidate may begin the challenge process: a. This process consists of teacher-made examinations with theory and clinical components. The theory portion must be passed before the clinical component can be taken.
420 ADVANCED MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSING - THEORY (2) Implementation of the nursing process with adult clients ex periencing complex disturbances in .adaptive equilibrium. Prim ary focus is on pathophysiology in the physical subsystem. (C*) 420 ADVANCED MEDICAL/SURGICAL NURSING - CLINICAL (3) Clinical application of the nursing process with multicultural clients in the acute medical-surgical setting. (C*) 430 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY- THEORY (3) Combines nursing theory with concepts of community health and community mental health . Prerequisites: 400, 410 , 420. 430 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY - CLINICAL (5) Clinical application of the nursing process with individuals, fami lies and communities to promote and maintain adaptive equilib rium. 441 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH (2) The research process applied to nursing includes problem defini tions and basic research design. Each student works on develop ing a basic research proposal. Prerequisites: 400 , 410 , 420, Statistics (may be taken concurrently with consent of instructor). 442 APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH (I) Opportunity to critique literature , continue work on research proposal or participate in a research project. Prerequisite: 441 . 450 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT IN NURSING THEORY (2) Combines theory of leadership and nursing care delivery systems with issues and trends in nursing. Prerequisites: 400, 410, 420. 450 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT IN NURSING (5) Clinical application of leadership theory in giving and directing care for a group of clients. Students may elect clinical experience from several episodic care settings. 465 RURAL CLINICAL NURSE PLACEMENT PROJECT (3-4) A clinical enrichment experience for Community Health Nurs ing. An educational opportunity in rural nursing in northern California in settings such as home nursing service, public health departments, Indian health projects , rural physician 's offices and acute and convalescent hospitals. Prerequisite: 430. Offered In terterm only. TRANSFER-CHALLENGE POLICY: For transfer nursing students, registered nurses, licensed voca tional nurses and other applicants with health profession back grounds. GENERAL POLICIES: I . Applicants planning to challenge nursing courses must be accepted by and fulfill all matriculation requirements of Biola University . The department of nursing should be contacted at the time of admission to the university. 2. Separate application must be made to the department of nursing. The application will be sent upon return of the university application. A $20 non-refundable application fee made payable to Biota University department ofnursing must accompany the application. 3. In addition to the official transcripts sent to the office of admissions and records , separate official transcripts (in cluding high school, school of nursing and any other college or Bible school) must be sent directly to: Biola
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Information regarding the course objectives, course syllabus and format and style of the examination are available by contacting the instructor of the course to be challenged any time following notification of acceptance into the university . Candidates for the challenge process have the option of scheduling the examinations in such a way that if unsuccessful, subsequent enrollment in the course is possible . The challenge fee is $50 per exam. Candidates must register for the challenge exam(s) to be accomplished each semester.
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Course credit will be granted upon successful com pletion of the challenge exam with a minimum grade of "C". Courses may be challenged one time only. 10. It is strongly recommended that a full time student attempt to challenge no more than two classes per semester. 11. Specific policies related to R.N.'s, L.Y.N.'s or L.P.N.'s follow . Transfer-challenge students from other nursing programs or other health profession backgrounds will be evaluated individually.
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