Associate's Degree and University Transfer - Associate in Pre-Nursing (DTA/MRP)
Statewide Major Ready Pathway (MRP) Agreement
This pathway is applicable to students planning to prepare for upper division Bachelor of Science, Nursing (entry-to-practice/basic BSN pathway) by completing a broad selection of academic courses. Many students transfer to the BSN program after completing the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program (RN to BSN pathway); however, this agreement is not applicable to and does not alter those ADN to BSN articulation agreements.
This document represents an agreement between the following baccalaureate institutions offering an entry-to-practice/basic BSN program and the community and technical colleges system. Baccalaureate institutions party to this agreement include: University of Washington, Seattle; Washington State University; Northwest University; Seattle University; Seattle Pacific University; Pacific Lutheran University; Walla Walla College. The Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing (WSU-ICN) is a consortium whose members include Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga and Whitworth. Associate degree transfers to WSU-ICN are admitted through EWU, not through the other consortium institutions. EWU participated in the development of this agreement.
Download the Pre-Nursing DTA/MRP Worksheet
General Degree Requirements
- A minimum of 90 quarter hours of transferable credit.
- A college cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is required.*
- English 101 (Composition – Exposition) is required.
- A minimum of 25 of the last 45 credits must be earned at Pierce College.
- A 1.5 grade (C-) or better for all requirements is required unless prerequisites state otherwise.*
- "Pass" (P) grades may be used for General Elective credits only.
- Independent Study credits may be used only for General Elective credits.
- Cooperative work experience/work-based learning credits may be applied to the General Elective area only.
- Once a course has been successfully completed, credits obtained may be used only once, even if that course is listed in more than one category.
*Specific grade requirements vary from course to course and among transfer institutions. Students must check with the transfer institution. Note that admission to the BSN upper division nursing programs is very competitive; therefore, no particular GPA can guarantee admission to any specific nursing program.
Course Requirements (93 total credits required) |
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Communication Skills (10 credits) |
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ENGL& 101 English Composition I (required) ( 5 credits) |
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| Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 credits) | |
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MATH& Intro to Statiscits (5 credits) |
| Humanities (15 credits) | |
Consistent with the requirements in all AA-DTA degrees, no more than five credits from
performance/skills courses. No more than five credits are allowed in world/foreign
language to satisfy the humanities requirements. CMST& 220 Public Speaking (5 credits) Note: In order to better prepare for successful transfer, students are encouraged to consult with the institution(s) to which they wish to transfer regarding the humanities courses that best support or may be required as prerequisites to their nursing curriculum. |
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| Social Sciences (15 credits) | |
PSYC& 100 General Psychology (5 credits) |
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| Natural Sciences (35 credits with 25 credits lab based) | |
BIOL& 160 General Biology w/lab (5 credits) |
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| General Electives (10 credits) | |
Five credits that meet the GER-CM, GER-QS, GER-HM, GER-NS or GER SS
designation as stated on the AA-DTA degree lists. Up to five credits that are numbered
100 or above.* |
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| *A curriculum that provides students with an understanding of and sensitivity to human diversity is encouraged (required by WSU). The elective credits in humanities, social science, quantitative/symbolic reasoning and natural science provide one opportunity for such a curriculum. See the choices in the WSU “Diversity Course Identification Guidelines” for possible course selection or select courses that include minority, non-western, ethnic or other “area“ studies. | |
Notes
- Admissions application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university or universities to which they plan to apply for admission to transfer.
- For admission to nursing as a major, it is critical to note that grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Nursing.
- Certain schools may have additional “university-specific” requirements that are not pre-requisites to admission to the Nursing major but will need to be completed prior to graduation or, as noted above for NU, prior to commencement of nursing courses. Contact with advisors from individual schools for institutional requirements is highly recommended since this DTA may not meet every institution-specific graduation requirement. NU, for example, requires Old Testament and New Testament in the summer prior to beginning nursing classes.
- Certain schools may have additional “university-specific” requirements for admission to the institution that are not prerequisites specifically identified in the DTA requirements. UW Seattle and PLU, for example, each require 10 credits of a world language if the applicant has not completed two years of a single language in high school.
Associate in Pre-Nursing (DTA/MRP) Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
Students will:
- Nursing Process: The graduate will demonstrate beginning competencies and identify the implications associated with the nursing process to deliver care and promote safe practice regardless of setting.
- Scope of Practice: The graduate will understand the implications of functioning within the registered nurse's scope of practice.
- Communication: The graduate will use multiple modes of communication effectively.
- Professional Role: The graduate will participate as a member of a team to promote holistic, ethical, and compassionate care.
- Cultural Competence: The graduate will demonstrate beginning cultural competence.
- Information Competency: The graduate will value integrity and information in order to engage in life-long learning
Core Abilites Outcomes
- Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action. - Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation. - Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. - Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods and tools. - Multiculturalism:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures and experiences and the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to engage others with civility and empathy.
Related Instructional Outcomes
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Communication:
Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one's own and other's writing in order to communicate effectively. -
Humanities:
Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience. -
Social Sciences:
Graduates use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena. -
Natural Sciences:
Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. -
Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning:
Graduates utilize mathematical, symbolic, logical, graphical, geometric, or statistical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world and human society.
