This chart outlines how El Centro College's Nursing Science Program (A.A.S.) courses apply toward Excelsior College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

The first column identifies the El Centro College courses. The second column indicates how each course will apply toward Excelsior College’s degree requirements. The third column indicates the course’s credit value. Please note that all El Cento College general education courses are transferable to an Excelsior College degree as long as they are not remedial, applied professional or physical education.

El Centro College	Excelsior College	Credits
Prerequisite Courses		13 credits
MATH 1314 College Algebra^	Natural Science/Mathematics subjects	3
ENGL 1301 Composition I^	Written English Requirement	3
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology^	Psychology Core Requirement	3
SCIT 1407 Human Anatomy and Physiology I^ or BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I^	Anatomy and Physiology Core Requirement	4
Semester I-Fall First Year		16 credits
RSNG 1524 Introduction to Professional Nursing*	Nursing	5
RSNG 1460 Clinical-Nursing (RN Training)*	Nursing	4
PSYCH 2314 Developmental Psychology^	Social Science/History subjects	3
SCIT 1408 Human Anatomy & Physiology II^ or BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II^	Anatomy and Physiology Core Requirement	4
Semester II-Spring First Year		17 credits
RSNG 2504 Care of the Client with Common Health Care Needs*	Nursing	5
RNSG 1105 Nursing Skills*	Nursing	1
RNSG 1461 Clinical-Nursing (RN Training)*	Nursing	4
BIOL 2420 General Microbiology^	Microbiology Core Requirement	4
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication^	Humanities subject	3
Semester III-Fall Second Semester		14 credits
RSNG 2414 Care of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs*	Nursing	4
RSNG 2460 Clinical-Nursing (RN Training)*	Nursing	4
RSNG 2213 Mental Health Nursing*	Nursing	2
RSNG 2161 Clinical-Nursing (RN Training)*	Nursing	1
Elective-Humanities/Fine Arts^	Applicability will be determined based on what was completed	3
Semester IV-Spring Second Year		12 credits
RNSG 2535 Integrated Client Care Management*	Nursing	5
RNSG 2562 Clinical-Nursing (RN Training)*	Nursing	5
RNSG 2231 Management of Client Care*	Nursing	2

^ General education courses

* Individual nursing courses from El Centro College will not appear on Excelsior College evaluations or transcripts.  Instead, students will be awarded a block of 35 nursing credits awarded for prior learning, validated by successful completion of NCLEX-RN.

Total semester hours at El Centro College		72 credits
Total Applicable General Education		27-30 credits
Total Applicable Nursing		42 credits

Listed below are the degree requirements that would need to be completed to obtain a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree at Excelsior College based on the El Centro College A.A.S. nursing degree curriculum listed above. It does not take into consideration the elective credit or any additional credit a student may have completed. An Academic Advisor may discuss the applicability of any additional courses.   
Information Literacy Requirement
1.00 credit Information Literacy

Humanities Distribution
2.00 credits Ethics
3.00 credits Intermediate or Advance Expository Writing Core. The expository writing course must build upon introductory composition courses and further develop skills in expository writing.  Typically, a second semester English composition or freshman writing course would be the prerequisite for an intermediate or advanced expository writing course.  The course will need to be at minimum Sophomore level.
7.00 credits Humanities subjects

Social Science/History Distribution
2.00 credits Sociology
7.00 credits Social Science/ History subjects

Natural Science/Mathematics Distribution
3.00 credits Statistics

Arts and Science Electives
9.00 credits of Arts and Science subjects

Depth Requirement
The depth consists of 9 hours in one subject area of your choice in the arts and sciences, of which 3 hours must be upper level.  An average of "C" is required in this area.  These credits are typically part of and not necessarily in addition to the credits listed above.

Nursing Component
NURx300 Community Health Nursing examination
NURx420 Management in Nursing examination
NURx*430 Research in Nursing
NURx*435 Professional Socialization performance requirement
NURx445 Teaching Across Cultures performance requirement
NUR*442 Health Assessment and Health Promotion in Nursing Practice (WebCT course)  performance examination also available
NUR*450 Baccalaureate Capstone Course