Transferring from Waubonsee Community College

PNW is the perfect place to complete your bachelor’s degree after attending Waubonsee Community College. We’re here to make that transition process as seamless for you as possible!

Start the Transfer Process

Waubonsee Community College to PNW Transfer Guide

Online RN-to-BSN  Pathway Program

This transfer guide is for Waubonsee Community College students who have completed their Associate Degree in Nursing and plan on transferring to the Online RN-to-BSN program at PNW.

Perks for Pathway Students

• PNW Application fee is waived for eligible pathway students
• Students can apply to PNW in their third semester and take their first BSN course while completing their last semester at WCC
• $1,000 scholarship for eligible pathway students toward their tuition at PNW

Questions? Please contact dwasek@pnw.edu.

Transferrable Credits Guide

Math and Science Requirements (17 credit hours)

The list of courses includes but is not limited to anatomy and physiology, microbiology, chemistry or math. Any combination of credit hours of the courses will be considered. Zero credit or developmental courses cannot be applied.

* Nursing Credit Surplus – The state of Indiana requires 30 credits in lower-level nursing to be licensed. WCC Associate in Applied Science requires 40 credits in nursing. Indiana State Board of Nursing Requirement 848IAC 1-2-17 states Math and/or Sciences may be integrated into nursing courses – therefore lower division nursing credit, when applicable, may be applied to Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirement.

Humanities/Social Science Electives and Free Electives (33 credit hours)

Humanities and Social Sciences may include but are not limited to human growth and development, sociology, nutrition or others. Free electives can be any for-credit college-level course that has not been applied to any other requirement within the student’s curriculum. Zero credit or developmental courses cannot be applied.

Note: Students can complete up to 86 credit hours at WCC by taking additional electives, reducing the number of PNW electives.

** Social Science/Humanities Elective – This requirement can be any college-level course within the humanities or social sciences. Courses may include the following, but are not limited to: psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, political science, music, art, theater, philosophy, foreign languages, literature, communication, economics, social work or linguistics. Students transferring from WCC may take these courses at WCC or PNW.

*** Free Electives – This requirement can be any course that is college-level in any subject. Nursing credit surplus may be used here if applicable. Students transferring from WCC may take these courses at WCC or PNW.

English Composition and Statistics (9 credit hours)

This section consists of college-level writing composition courses and a college-level statistical methods course.

Lower Division Nursing Requirement (30 credit hours)

These requirements consist of 30 credit hours of lower division nursing coursework from an Associate in Applied Science at Waubonsee Community College. Students transferring from WCC will transfer with 40 lower division nursing credits due to associate degree requirements.

Purdue University Northwest Online RN-to-BSN Program Nursing Coursework (34 credit hours)

This list includes the graduation requirements of 120 credit hours (including the transfer credits). A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for all nursing core courses and prerequisite courses, including ENGL 10500 and SOC 38200.