Nursing


Admission to the
Pine Manor College/Boston College
Nursing Program


Students who have been accepted for admission to Pine Manor College are welcomed to participate in the College’s articulated Nursing program with Boston College School of Nursing as long as the following requirements are met:

Requirements to start Program at Pine Manor College

  • Candidates must have completed a minimum of two years of science in high school including Biology and Chemistry, and a minimum of three years of math in high school including Algebra, Geometry and Algebra II.

Requirements to continue Program at Pine Manor College

  • Candidates must carry a 3.2 cumulative grade point average through each semester at Pine Manor to continue in the program.
  • Candidates must follow the prescribed Program of Study to continue in the program.
  • Candidates must complete three prescribed courses at Boston College during the first two years of the program; one during the spring semester of their first year and two during the spring semester of their second year. These courses are part of Pine Manor’s cross-registration program with Boston College. Candidates must receive at least a C+ in these three courses to continue in the program.

Requirements to continue Program at Boston College

  • Candidates must submit the following official documents to Boston College’s Office of Transfer Admission:
    • Transcript from Pine Manor College reflecting at least a 3.2 average
    • High school transcript
    • Students whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score report with a minimum score of 600 or computer score of at least 250.
  • Candidates must be in good social standing at Pine Manor College documented on an evaluation form submitted by the Dean.
  • Candidates must be selected for program continuation by the Pine Manor College Nursing Committee in the event that the transfer enrollment limit of five students per year is exceeded.
Program of Study

At Pine Manor

First semester

BI205 Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
CH102 Principles of Chemistry
College Comp (Writing)
Fine Arts Core

Second semester

BI206

Anatomy and Physiology II with lab
Social Science Core
Literature Course

NU060 Professional Nursing I (at Boston College)

Third semester

CH202 Organic Chemistry
BI330 Microbiology
History Core
Mathematics Core (Calculus, Finite Probability)

Fourth semester

NU120 Health Assessment Theory (at Boston College)
NU121 Health Assessment Clinical (at Boston College)
BI380 Pathophysiology
History Core

At Boston College

Fifth semester

NU230 Adult Health Nursing Theory I
NU231 Adult Health Nursing Theory I
NU204 Pharmacology/Nutrition
Core (Social Science)
Core (Philosophy)

Sixth semester

NU242 Adult Health Nursing Theory II
NU243 Adult Health Nursing Clinical II
NU244 Childbearing Nursing Theory
NU245 Childbearing Nursing Clinical
Core (Philosophy)

Summer

Two electives

Seventh semester

NU250 Child Health Nursing Theory
NU251 Child Health Nursing Clinical
NU252 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Theory
NU253 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical
Core (Theology)

Eighth semester

NU260 Community Nursing Theory
NU261 Community Nursing Clinical
NU263 Nursing Synthesis Clinical
NU264 Professional Nursing II
Core (Theology)
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