3+2 Nursing Dual Degree Program
Loras College
Key Information
Campus location
Dubuque, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
5 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 33,500 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* annual full-time rate
Introduction
Loras College and Northeast Iowa Community College jointly offer a 3+2 Nursing Dual Degree Program.
Students at Loras College can begin their academic journey as part of the 3+2 Nursing Program. Loras students interested in healthcare will now have the opportunity to pursue a nursing degree while also completing their Loras bachelor’s degree. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree from Loras College and their Nursing degree from NICC.
"The program offers students the benefit of combining a bachelor’s level degree program with nursing coursework to reflect their specific interests and professional goals. The currently approved undergraduate majors that provide a pathway to the 3+2 Nursing program include kinesiology and Spanish with additional options coming soon.” – Dr. Donna Heald, Provost
Curriculum
Loras students complete coursework in general education and their academic major during the first three years at Loras. Also during this time period, students must successfully complete coursework in anatomy and physiology, nutrition, a January term course that qualifies them to take the Certified Nursing Assistant exam, followed by an online dosage calculation course to prepare them to take the Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) nursing admission exam.
Students complete their nursing coursework at the NICC Peosta campus typically in their fourth and fifth years and complete their clinical rotations in the Dubuque area.
Upon successful completion of the fifth year, students are awarded their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree from Loras College, their Associate’s Degree in Nursing from NICC, and will be eligible to write the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) to become a registered nurse with the added credential of a bachelor’s degree.
Transcript
Students participating in the 3+2 Loras/NICC Dual Degree Nursing Program are full-time students enrolled at Loras College for all five years. Coursework taken on the NICC campus will be transcripted by Loras College and NICC.
Semester coursework between the two institutions must be equal to twelve (12) credits or more to insure full-time status. Students must register and complete the equivalent of twelve credits or risk retroactive adjustments to their student aid. Students will be cross-registered for their NICC nursing coursework through the Loras Registrar’s office. NICC courses will be transcripted as a Loras course, with final grades reported and calculated into the Loras GPA. Cross-registered courses require that students follow the policies and procedures associated with the institution administering the coursework (NICC in this instance).