Pre-Nursing
This program is specifically for those students who matriculate at SC and complete their nursing program pre-requisites on our Main Campus in Winfield, and are then submit to be accepted into BSN program here at Southwestern College.
Declare your Nursing Interest at Admission!
- Pre-Nursing pathway clearly defined (encouraged to have nursing advisor meeting the fall of senior high school year)
- Nursing advisor assigned to support students from day one! (as a freshman)
- Setup to seamlessly transition to Nursing from pre-nursing pathway
- Join Jinx Student Nursing Organization as a pre-nursing student
- We are here to support your entire four-year journey and beyond.
Emphasis Pre-Nursing
Emphasis Requirements*
In Biology:
- BIOL101 Essentials of Biology (4 hours) OR BIOL111 Biology 1 (4 hours)
- BIOL241 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (4 hours)
- BIOL242 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (5 hours)
- BIOL331 Principles of Nutrition (3 hours)
- BIOL334 Microbiology (5 hours)
In Chemistry:
- CHEM101 Introduction to Chemistry (4 hours) OR CHEM111 General Chemistry 1 (4 hours)
In Health Sciences:
- HSCI200 Medical Terminology (3 hours)
In Mathematics:
- MATH215 Introduction to Statistics and Probability (3 hours)
In Psychology:
- PSYC112 General Psychology (3 hours)
- PSYC252 Developmental Psychology (3 hours)
Discover your path in Nursing
At Southwestern, we believe nursing is more than a career—it’s a calling. Students in our program benefit from the opportunity to develop their skills in a close-knit environment where personalized attention is our promise. Here, we combine the warmth of small-town values with cutting-edge nursing education, preparing students to become a compassionate and highly skilled healthcare professional.
Attention Prospective Student Applicant
Kansas State Board of Nursing may deny, revoke, limit or suspend a nursing license. Before proceeding with the admission process to the nursing program, we encourage you to visit the Kansas State Board of Nursing Practice Act (KS-NPA) website to download and review the Kansas Nurse Practice Act statute 65-1120 for disciplinary actions: proceedings; witnesses; costs; professional incompetency defined; criminal justice record.
