2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

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RN – BSN Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • RN-BSN Nursing program graduates will be prepared to meet the following competency outcomes:
  • Use evidence-based practice to provide, design, and manage safe, culturally sensitive, and cost-effective patient- centered nursing care to clients across the life span in all settings.
  • Incorporate inter-professional communication in all aspects of care with clients, colleagues, and community partners.
  • Integrate evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and knowledge from other disciplines to guide nursing practice.
  • Assume professional responsibility and legal/ethical accountability in professional nursing practice.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with informatics and information systems to provide, manage, and document safe, effective, patient-centered care.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core for RN-BSN Program

Note: The Core should include:

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
BIO 261Microbiology for Health Sciences

4
COMM 221/ENG 221Speech Communication

3
ENG 101Composition I

3
ENG 102Composition II

3
Fine Arts Core

3
History Core

3
Humanities Core

3
MAT 231Statistics

3
PSY 113General Psychology

3
PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Note: BIO 111 and CHE 111 will be waived with a valid unencumbered RN license

NCLEX-RN Challenge Exam Credit (issued upon program completion) (1) for NUR 200

Required Nursing Courses (30-35)

All candidates must be officially admitted to the nursing program before they may enroll in ANY 400-level nursing classes.

NUR 460Pathophysiology for the RN

3
NUR 461Nursing Assessment for the RN

3
NUR 462Pharmacology for the RN

3
NUR 463Issues and Trends in Nursing for the RN

3
NUR 464Community Health Nursing for the RN

4
NUR 465Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice for the RN

3
NUR 466Leadership & Professional Development of the RN (Capstone Course)

4
NUR 467Professional Nursing Practicum for the RN

7-12

Transfer Credit Hours for Associate Degree-RN Clinical Courses* TBD

Note: Upon successful completion of R.N. to B.S.N. Nursing courses, students will be awarded credit hours for Associate Degree R.N. clinical courses previously earned at an accredited institution based on a transcript review by the Registrar and the Chair for the Jeanette M. Travis School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

RN to BSN Program Elective Credit Hours TBD

Note: Hours will be needed if a student presents fewer than the 120 total credit hours by program completion.

Other Degree Requirements:

Note: Reference the “Baccalaureate Degree Graduation Requirements” section of the University Catalog for additional general graduation requirements.

Note: TBD = To be determined based on a transcript review by the Registrar and the Chair for the Jeanette M. Travis School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Total Credit Hours: 120