Nursing, RN to BSN, BSN

Program Requirements

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

1. Must meet all University admission requirements;
2. Must have graduated from an associate degree or diploma nursing program at an institution that has USDOE-approved institutional accredition; and
3. Must have a current unencumbered RN license or permit to practice in the state in which clinical project experiences will be completed.
   1. For students with pre-licensure conditional acceptance:
      1. General education courses can be taken before licensure with the permission of the program coordinator.
      2. A registration hold will be added after registering for general education courses and will be removed upon validation of the unencumbered RN license.

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 Cr: 4
• BIOL 225 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Cr: 4
• BIOL 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Cr: 4
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I Cr: 3
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II Cr: 3
• MATH 113 - College Algebra Cr: 3
• NURN 200 - Professional Role Transition for the Registered Nurse Cr: 3
• NURN 202 - Communication and Collaboration in Healthcare Cr: 3
• NURN 300 - Informatics and Patient Care Technology Cr: 3
• NURN 301 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Cr: 3
• NURN 302 - Business of Healthcare Cr: 3
• NURN 400 - Advanced Nursing Concepts Cr: 3
• NURN 402 - Community Health Nursing Cr: 3
• NURN 403 - Community Health Nursing Clinical Practicum Cr: 3
• NURN 404 - Leadership and Management in Nursing Cr: 3
• NURN 405 - Leadership and Management Clinical Capstone Cr: 3
• NURN 499 - Advanced Placement for Unencumbered RN Licensure Cr: 39
• PHIL 251 - Biomedical Ethics and Decision Making Cr: 3
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Cr: 3
• PSYC 233 - Psychology of Human Development Cr: 3
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference Cr: 3

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  Choose one of the following:

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Cr: 4
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II Cr: 4
• CHEM 120 - Integrated Chemistry 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

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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

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.