Nursing — LVN to B.S.
The Admissions Committee is looking for individuals who reflect a high degree of personal integrity, dependability, self-discipline, intellectual vigor, and a caring and thoughtful manner.
Application deadlines
Applicants seeking undergraduate admission must have the application process completed by the dates indicated in the following:
- Autumn Quarter—March 1
- Winter Quarter—August 1
- Spring Quarter—November 1
In addition to Loma Linda University admission requirements, the applicant must:
- Have completed a high school diploma or its equivalent.
- Be a licensed vocational nurse.
- Have a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate approved by the American Heart Association.
- Have earned a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 on all college course work. Grades below a "C" are nontransferable.
- For students considering transfer of nursing course work, provide course descriptions or outlines for clinical nursing courses in order for the school to determine the amount of transfer credit to be granted.
- Have completed science courses within the past five years or have them validated at Loma Linda University.
- Complete entrance tests required of all incoming students who are not registered nurses.
- Complete an interview arranged by the director of admissions.
- Complete prerequisite courses listed below:
Course work will be evaluated to determine transfer status in clinical nursing classes.
The licensed vocational nurse may choose to complete a bachelor's degree or the 45 quarter units of nursing, as prescribed by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, and be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
| Domain 1: Religion and humanities | 28 | |
| Religion: | ||
| Prorated, based on units taken at a Seventh-day Adventist college or university. (See University Division of General Studies for religion and humanities specifics.) | ||
| Humanities (12 units minimum): | ||
| Must include at least three of the following areas: civilization/history, fine arts, literature, modern language, philosophy, or performing/visual arts (not to exceed 4 quarter units) | ||
| Domain 2: Scientific inquiry and analysis (43 quarter units) | ||
| Natural Sciences (31 units minimum): | ||
| Intermediate algebra (or high school algebra II—not counted toward domain total) R | ||
| Introduction to physics (or high school physics—not counted toward domain total) R | ||
| Human anatomy and physiology with laboratory, complete sequence | 8 | |
| Introduction to organic chemistry and biochemistry, with laboratory 2 | 8 | |
| Basic medical microbiology with laboratory | 5 | |
| Social Sciences (12 units minimum): | ||
| Sociology or Anthropology | 4 | |
| General psychology | 4 | |
| Developmental psychology (life span development) | 4 | |
| Domain 3: Communication (12 quarter units) | ||
| English composition, complete sequence | 9 | |
| Speech | 4 | |
| Domain 4: Health and wellness (5 quarter units) | ||
| Physical education (two separate physical activity courses) R | ||
| Nutrition (may have been integrated into LVN content) | 4 | |
| Domain 5: Electives | ||
| To meet total GE requirements and total degree requirements of 185 quarter units. | ||
| R | Required |
| 1 | Some of these may be completed while a student at LLU |
| 2 | A combined organic and biochemistry course of less than 8 units may be accepted if determined the course has covered the necessary content adequately. |
Religion is required for all students.
| Major | ||
| NRSG 217 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 6 |
| NRSG 224 | Nursing Pathophysiology | 5 |
| NRSG 230 | Principles of Professionalism, Clinical Reasoning, and Self-Care | 4 |
| NRSG 233 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| NRSG 301 | Adult Health Nursing I | 6 |
| NRSG 302 | Adult Health Nursing II | 8 |
| NRSG 303 | Adult Health Nursing III | 8 |
| NRSG 305 | Nursing Pharmacology | 2 |
| NRSG 314 | Obstetrical and Neonatal Nursing | 5 |
| NRSG 315 | Child Health Nursing | 5 |
| NRSG 316 | Wellness and Health Promotion | 3 |
| NRSG 324 | Nursing Informatics and Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NRSG 375 | Introduction to Applied Biostatistics for Nurses | 3 |
| NRSG 375L | Computer Applications in Biostatistics | 1 |
| NRSG 404 | Introduction to Epidemiology for Nursing | 2 |
| NRSG 405 | Health Transitions and Post-Acute Care | 3 |
| NRSG 408 | Critical Care Nursing | 8 |
| NRSG 416 | Public Health Nursing | 4 |
| NRSG 416L | Public Health Nursing Clinical Laboratory | 4 |
| NRSG 418 | Capstone Nursing Practicum | 6 |
| NRSG 419 | Leadership Principles and Trends in Nursing | 5 |
| NRSG 429 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| Cognates | ||
| REL_4__ | Upper-division Religion 1 | 10 |
| Select one course from the following: | 2 | |
| Adventist Beliefs and Life | ||
| Loma Linda Perspectives | ||
| Adventist Heritage and Health | ||
| Current Issues in Adventism | ||
| Total Units | 109 | |
| 1 | Students are required to take at least one course from the content areas of RELE, RELR, and one of the required RELT courses listed above. Total units required are based on the percentage of course work from an SDA college/university. The maximum requirement is 16 units including transfer credit. |
Total unit requirement for graduation is 185 quarter units (transfer units plus above-listed courses).
Normal time to complete the program
4 years — 2.33 years (7 academic quarters) at LLU — based on full-time enrollment; part time permitted
