Nursing, RN to BSN, BSN

Program Requirements

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

1. Meet all University admission requirements;
2. Be a graduate of a nationally accredited nursing program with an associate degree or diploma; and
3. Hold unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Louisiana.

Course Requirements

• Electives - 6 hours (Except NUAD, NURN, 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. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 200 - Professional Role Transition for the Registered Nurse (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 202 - Communication and Collaboration in Healthcare (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 300 - Informatics and Patient Care Technology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 301 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 302 - Business of Healthcare (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 400 - Advanced Nursing Concepts (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 402 - Community Health Nursing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 403 - Community Health Nursing Clinical Practicum (Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 404 - Leadership and Management in Nursing (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 405 - Leadership and Management Clinical Captstone (Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• NURN 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