RN-BSN Required Courses
| NUR 301 Foundations in Evidence Based Practice | 3 credits |
| NUR 460 Concepts in Professional Nursing* | 3 credits |
| NUR 461 Applied Concepts in Professional Nursing | 3 credits |
| NUR 475 Concepts in Population Focused Nursing | 3 credits |
| NUR 476 Applied Concepts in Population Focused Nursing | 3 credits |
| NUR 480 Concepts in Leadership & Management | 3 credits |
| NUR 491 RN Professional Capstone (also counted in core) | 3 credits |
| Sum – Credit Hours: 21
*After successful completion of NUR 460, the student will be awarded 39 semester hours of bypass credit for the following courses: NUR 265 Integrated Clinical I 3• NUR 305 Pharmacology for Nursing 3. NUR 320 Nursing Assessment 3 NUR 230 Mental Health Nursing 3• NUR 335 Integrated Clinical II 3• NUR 350 Nursing Care of Families with Children 3• NUR 360 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 3• NUR 365 Integrated Clinical III 3• NUR 370 Acute Nursing Care 3• NUR 435 Integrated Clinical IV 3• NUR 440 Advanced Nursing Care 3• NUR 485 Complex Nursing Care 3• NUR 495 Practicum in Professional Nursing 3• *Transcription fee applies. |
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GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES BY TRANSFER OR EARNED CREDIT
| ENG 101 Composition I: Essay Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 355 Scholarly Writing for Health Care Professionals | 3 credits
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| MTH 212 Statistics | 3 credits |
| Ethics (see approved courses) | 3 credits |
| 399 Enduring Questions seminar* 5 hours SL | 3 credits |
| Sum-Credit Hours: 15 |
GENERAL EDUCATION
| History | 3 credits |
| English Literature | 3 credits |
| Philosophy | 3 credits |
| Two Theology Courses
*THS 265 10 hours SL |
6 credits |
| Fine Arts (any music or art course, except Art 302)
*Art 100 5 hours SL |
3 credits |
| Natural Science
· BIO 340 Pathophysiology |
3 credits |
| · Nutrition (BIO 212, BIO 313, or CHM 222 or NLN testing equivalent) | 3 credits |
| Social Science
· PSY 110 General Psychology |
3 credits |
| · PSY 210 Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
| Electives (must have a minimum of 120 semester hours for the BSN)
Sum – Credit Hours: 30 *Prorated Service-learning requirement for transfer students:
Transferring in fewer than 30 credits toward the degree: 20 hours are required. Transferring in 30 credits or more BUT fewer than 60 credits toward the degree: 15 hours are required. Transferring in 60 credits or more BUT fewer than 90 credits toward the degree: 10 hours are required. Transferring in 90 credits or more: 5 hours are required. |
PROGRAM TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 120