• Must have at least 12 hours of college credit.
• May have graduated from a program in any state.

Escrow/validation of credit for graduates of basic nursing programs from any state, which are not validated for participation in Iowa Articulation Plan.

42 semester hours granted from validated program include:

• Nursing Courses (42 hours)
  (42 hours of nursing credit held in escrow until NU301, Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing is successfully completed.)

52 semester hours of general education required include:

• Anatomy & Physiology (6 hours)
• Microbiology (3 hours)
• Growth & Development (3 hours) 
• Humanities electives (9 hours)
• Social Science electives (6 hours)
• Cultural Diversity course (3 hours)
• Sociology (3 hours)
• Psychology (3 hours)
• Written Communication (6 hours)
• Nutrition (3 hours)
• Statistics (3 hours)
• General Electives (4 hours)
  (Credit granted for transferable college courses is determined on an individual basis.)

30 semester hours of nursing courses required include:

• NU301 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing (3 hours)
• NU380 *Intro to Nursing Research (3 hours)
• NU445 Nursing Electives (9 hours)
• NU430 *Loss, Grief, End of Life (3 hours)
• NU450 *Nursing Care Community as Client (3 hours)
• NU455 *Nursing Care Client at Home (3 hours)
• NU460 *Nursing Leadership (3 hours)
• NU496 Nursing Capstone (3 hours)

*Up to six credit hours may be challenged through proof of proficiency testing.