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 (2080 hours) of full-time work experience in an acute care setting (medical/surgical units) prior to acceptance into clinical nursing courses;
5. Must sit for and obtain a passing score on the LPN Mobility Exam; and
6. Anatomy and physiology courses may not be older than five years at the time of clinical acceptance.

Advanced Placement - 8 hours

Graduates from an accredited Louisiana or out-of-state LPN or LVN nursing program who currently possess an active unencumbered LPN or LVN license will be awarded eight credit hours of advanced placement for NURS 310 and NURS 327.

• NURS 310 - Nursing Foundations Cr: 6
• NURS 327 - Nursing Informatics Cr: 2

Freshman Fall - 16 hours

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
• MATH 113 - College Algebra Cr: 3
• NRHP 100 - Medical Terminology Cr: 3
• NURS 100 - Introduction to Nursing Cr: 1
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation Cr: 0
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• 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
• NFSC 131 - Nutrition Cr: 3
• NURS 210 - Critical Thinking in Nursing Cr: 1
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• ENGL 203 - Introduction to Literature I Cr: 3
• ENGL 204 - Introduction to Literature II Cr: 3
• ENGL 221 - Classical Mythology Cr: 3

Sophomore Spring - 17 hours

• NURS 301 - Human Pathophysiology Cr: 4
• NURS 315 - Adult Health I Cr: 5
• NURS 318 - Mental Health Nursing Cr: 5
• NURS 330 - Pharmacology for Health Professionals Cr: 3

Junior Fall - 15 hours

• NURS 303 - Wellness Promotion Across the Lifespan Cr: 3
• NURS 319 - Nursing Care of Children with Acute and Chronic Illnesses Cr: 4
• NURS 320 - Women’s Gynecological Health Needs and the Childbearing Family Cr: 5
• NURS 390 - Nursing Research Cr: 3

Junior Spring - 15 hours

• NURS 401 - Adult Health II Cr: 8
• NURS 402 - Community/Public Health Nursing Cr: 4
• NURS 403 - Ethical and Legal Nursing Practice 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 Core 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.