BS in Nursing

The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide evidence-based and innovative nursing education to culturally diverse learners; preparing nurses to provide quality and compassionate care responsive to the needs of the community and the global society.

The philosophy of the College of Nursing is that education is a continuous process occurring in phases throughout an individual's lifetime.  Nurses are lifelong learners and critical thinkers. 

West Coast University has established the following Program Learning Outcomes, which flow directly from the College of Nursing’s mission and philosophy. In short, this is what you, as a student of WCU’s nursing program, can expect to have learned when you graduate.

1. Apply concepts or theories from biological, physical or natural scienes as basis for professional nursing practice.
2. Utilizing nursing process in health promotion, restoration, and disease and illness prevention. 
3. Apply evidence - based practice in providing therapeutic nursing interventions for patients and families in a wide variety of health care, and community setting.
4. Apply critical thinking skills in providing culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate nursing care to patients who are experiencing simple and/or complex health problems in a variety of settings
5. Provide health care education to individuals, families, aggregates.
6. Develop measurable goals that demonstrate the willingness to become a life-long learner in building expertise as a member of nursing profession
7. Utilize effective communication to interact with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary health team.
8. Assume responsibility for the delegration and supervision of the delivery of nursing care to subordinates based on the subordinate's legal scope of practice and ability.
9. Demonstrate knowledge in applying client care technology skills such as a computer and informatics skills when providing health care in a variety of settings. 

Students applying for entrance into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must have a high school diploma or a GED and must earn passing scores on WCU entrance evaluations. Other courses, training, and experience are optional and may enable students to receive transfer credit or have the ability to receive course credit by “testing out” in specific subjects.  The University Catalog provides detailed information regarding how students may be eligible to take challenge examinations for certain courses, and thereby fulfill the course requirements.

California Campuses

List of Textbooks

California Program Fees

*The Total Book Cost reflects the Manufactures Suggested Retail Price totals compiled in December 2011.

Note:  Students who wish to take Challenge Exams will be subject to a fee of $100 for each Challenge exam. Please see your campus Business Office for a full price listing.

¹ West Coast University also offers certain online courses to students enrolled in on-ground programs.  If a student enrolled in an on-ground program chooses to take a course or courses offered online, he/she will be subject to a Technology fee of $50 per credit hours per course in addition to the tuition charges listed above.

² All credits taken in a single semester which exceed 18 credits will be charged at $800 per credit with the exception of students in the core requirements of Dental Hygiene.

³ The Uniform and Supply costs are based on the Manufacture Suggested Retail Price as of December 2011 and are subject to change. 

Note: Tuition fees may change from year to year.

Texas Campus  

*The Total Book Cost reflects the Manufactures Suggested Retail Price totals compiled in December 2011

Note:  Students who wish to take Challenge Exams will be subject to a fee of $100 for each Challenge exam.  Please see your campus Business Office for a full price listing.  

1.   West Coast University also offers certain online courses to students enrolled in on-ground programs.  If a student enrolled in an on-ground program chooses to take a course or courses offered online, he/she will be subject to a Technology fee of $50 per credit hour per course in addition to the tuition charges listed above. 
2. All credits taken in a single semester which exceed 18 credits will be charged at $800 per credit.
3.   The Uniform and Supply costs are based on the Manufacture Suggested Retail Price as of December 2011 and are subject to change.  

Note :  Tuition fees may change from year to year.

With respect to the currency of the credit being considered, all General Education and Science course(s) must have been taken within the last five calendar years, unless the student possesses a degree or advanced degree in the specific field of study for which the student is seeking transfer credit. For nursing credits to be considered for transfer credit, there can be only one year between the end of the last nursing course taken at a previous institution and the beginning of the first nursing course at West Coast University. The student must be listed in good standing with the prior institution.

More information on Transfer Credits