Nursing RN to B.S.N.

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Requirements for Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing - RN to BSN

Complete 126 credit hours of coursework for graduation.

General Education Core - 38 credit hours
Nursing Core - 66 credit hours
Nursing Cognates - 22 credit hours

Student can transfer up to 57 credit hours toward Nursing Core & Cognates (Effective Summer 2015)
Student can transfer up to 38 credit hours toward General Education Core
The School of Nursing adheres to the following grading scale for all nursing courses:

	A = 93 - 100
	B = 85 - 92
	C = 77 - 84
	D = 70 - 76
	F = 0 - 69

Nursing Core

Nursing Cognates

BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr.
BIO 201L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 cr.
BIO 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr.
BIO 202L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 cr.
BIO 203 - Microbiology 3 cr.
BIO 203L - Microbiology Laboratory 1 cr.
CHE 104 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry 3 cr.
CHE 104L - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 1 cr.
MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr. or
STA 205 - Foundation of Statistics 3 cr.
PBH 201 - Principles of Nutrition 3 cr.

Nursing - RN to BSN Curriculum

Summer

Semester

Total: 9

Fourth Year

First Semester

MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr. or
STA 205 - Foundation of Statistics 3 cr. or
NUR 376 - Nursing Informatics 3 cr.
NUR 451 - Community Health Nursing 3 cr.
NUR 451L - Community Health Nursing Clinical Laboratory 2 cr.
NUR 455 - Nursing Research 3 cr.

Total: 11

Second Semester

NUR 370 - Gerontology 3 cr. or
NUR 463 - Dimensions in Women’s Health 3 cr. or
NUR 470 - Management of High Risk Clients 2 cr.
and
NUR 470L - Management of High Risk Clients Laboratory 1 cr.
NUR 452 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing 3 cr.
NUR 452L - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Clinical Laboratory 2 cr.
NUR 471 - Faith Community Nursing 3 cr.

Total: 11

Total Required Hours: 126

* Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101 & FYS 102 .

** Community Service: Students must contact the Center for Career and Professional Development for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.

All RN to BSN Nursing courses are hybrid.