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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) 

*Course Catalog


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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.

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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.

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