Nursing, LPN to BSN, BSN

Program Requirements

In order to be admitted into the Nursing, LPN to BSN program, students:

1. Must meet all University admission requirements;
2. Must have graduated from a state-approved licensed practical nursing (LPN)/licensed vocational nursing (LVN) program;
3. Must have a current unencumbered LPN/LVN license or permit to practice;
4. Must have completed one year (2,080 hours) of full-time work experience in an acute care setting (medical/surgical units) prior to acceptance into clinical nursing courses; and
5. Must sit for and obtain a passing score on the LPN Mobility Exam or the ATI Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) Assessment.

Anatomy and physiology courses may not be older than five years at the time of clinical acceptance.

Advanced Placement - 12 hours

Students meeting the program admission requirements above will be awarded 12 credit hours of advanced placement credit for NRHP 100, NURS 100, NURS 215, and NURS 310 upon acceptance into the clinical nursing sequence.

• NRHP 100 - Medical Terminology Cr: 3
• NURS 100 - Introduction to Nursing Cr: 1
• NURS 215 - Interdisciplinary Communication in Healthcare Cr: 2
• NURS 310 - Nursing Foundations Cr: 6

Freshman Fall - 15 hours

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
• MATH 105 - Contemporary Mathematics Cr: 3
• NFSC 131 - Nutrition Cr: 3
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation Cr: 0
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• HIST 101 - European History to 1648 Cr: 3
• HIST 102 - European History since 1648 Cr: 3
• HIST 121 - World Civilization to 1500 Cr: 3
• HIST 122 - World Civilization since 1500 Cr: 3
• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 Cr: 3
• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 Cr: 3

Freshman Spring - 16 hours

• BIOL 225 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Cr: 4
• CHEM 120 - Integrated Chemistry Cr: 3
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II Cr: 3
• PHIL 251 - Biomedical Ethics and Decision Making Cr: 3
• PSYC 233 - Psychology of Human Development Cr: 3

Sophomore Fall - 18 hours

• BIOL 201 - Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health Cr: 4
• BIOL 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Cr: 4
• NURS 301 - Human Pathophysiology Cr: 4
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• ENGL 201 - Survey of British Literature I Cr: 3
• ENGL 202 - Survey of British Literature II Cr: 3
• ENGL 203 - Introduction to Literature I Cr: 3
• ENGL 204 - Introduction to Literature II Cr: 3
• ENGL 221 - Classical Mythology Cr: 3

Sophomore Spring - 16 hours

• NURS 304 - Adult Health I Cr: 6
• NURS 306 - Professional Concepts I Cr: 3
• NURS 308 - Mental Health Nursing Cr: 4
• NURS 330 - Pharmacology for Health Professionals Cr: 3

Junior Fall - 14 hours

• NURS 305 - Community and Public Health Nursing I Cr: 2
• NURS 316 - Professional Concepts II Cr: 3
• NURS 319 - Nursing Care of Children Cr: 4
• NURS 320 - Women’s Health and Obstetric Nursing Cr: 5

Junior Spring - 14 hours

• NURS 404 - Adult Health II Cr: 7
• NURS 405 - Community and Public Health Nursing II Cr: 4
• NURS 406 - Professional Concepts III Cr: 3

Senior Fall - 15 hours

• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• NURS 424 - Care of the Complex Patient Cr: 6
• NURS 425 - Implementation of the Leadership Role Cr: 6

Note

Students must earn a grade of C or better in ALL courses applied to the degree.

General Notes

• All bachelor’s degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All bachelor’s degrees require the successful completion of at least nine hours of Natural Sciences General Education Curriculum  courses. Six hours shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
• All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Academic Regulations  page.