Nursing, RN to BSN Path, BSN

Program Requirements

1. RN to BSN students must apply to McNeese State University and receive unconditional acceptance into the University prior to the College of Nursing and Health Professions performing a transcript evaluation.
2. Once an acceptance letter is received from McNeese State University’s Office of Admissions and Recruiting, students should contact the RN to BSN Coordinator, Dr. Rhonda Johnson, at rjohnson@mcneese.edu or (337) 475-5929. More detailed instructions regarding advisement will be given at the time of contact.
3. By the completion of the first semester, RN to BSN students must show current licensure in good standing.
4. RN to BSN students must provide the College of Nursing and Health Professions with copies of their transcript(s). Copies forwarded to the College of Nursing and Health Professions may be unofficial; however, transcripts submitted to the Office of Admissions and Recruiting must be official. The College of Nursing and Health Professions may request course descriptions directly from the student to assist with determining transferability of courses.
5. RN to BSN students who attended another university or college within the state of Louisiana may find the Louisiana Board of Regents’ Master Articulation Matrix helpful when determining the transferability of general education and science coursework.
6. The Undergraduate Nursing department head will make final decisions relevant to the transferability of coursework on a case by case basis. The College of Nursing and Health Professions reserves the right to limit the number of students admitted to nursing courses based on faculty and clinical resources.

Course Requirements

• Electives - 7 hours (Except NUAD and NURS courses)
• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• BIOL 201 - Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
• BIOL 225 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• BIOL 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• NURS 205 - US Healthcare Organization and Delivery (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURS 303 - Wellness Promotion Across the Lifespan (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURS 326 - Nursing Informatics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURS 390 - Nursing Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURS 403 - Ethical and Legal Nursing Practice (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURS 426 - Community Health Nursing for the RN (Lec. 4, Cr. 4)
• NURS 427 - Leadership Role for the RN (Lec. 4, Lab. 2, Cr. 6)
• NURS 429 - Advanced Nursing Concepts for the RN (Lec. 4, Cr. 4)
• NURS 499 - Advanced Placement for Unencumbered RN Licensure (Cr. 39)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
• PHIL 251 - Biomedical Ethics and Decision Making (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 233 - Psychology of Human Development (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• CHEM 120 - Integrated Chemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ENGL 203 - Introduction to Literature I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 204 - Introduction to Literature II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 221 - Classical Mythology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Note

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

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.