Admission Requirements

Please check the Admission pages of the catalog for full Admission Requirements.

Requirements

Major Requirements

Complete the R.N. to B.S.N. orientation module.

55 credits distributed as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURS 308	RN-BSN TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE	6
Credit for Prior Learning Courses		31
NURS 310	RN-BSN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH CARE	3
NURS 321	RN-BSN EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING	3
NURS 462	RN TO BSN NURSING CARE OF COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS	3
NURS 472	RN-BSN NURSING LEADERSHIP	3
NURS 476	RN-BSN INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING	6
Total Credits		55

Prior Learning Courses

After successful completion of RN-BSN TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (NURS 308), credit for prior learning will be earned for the following courses, CPL fees apply.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
NURS 335	INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I	4
NURS 355	NURSING CARE: CLIENTS & FAMILIES ACROSS LIFESPAN LIVING W/CHRONIC COND	3
NURS 365	CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE	3
NURS 375	INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II	5
NURS 395	NURSING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	3
NURS 425	TRANSITIONS IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS	3
NURS 435	INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III	6
NURS 455	NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WITH ACUTE CONDITIONS	4
Total Credits		31

• Pass each course in the nursing major with a grade of C or better
• Achieve a nursing major GPA of 2.000 minimum.
• R.N. to B.S.N. students are exempt from taking ONLINE FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (IDST 008).

Student Learning Outcomes

• Integrates knowledge from liberal arts, sciences and nursing science as a basis for professional practice.
• Uses clinical reasoning and clinical judgment in providing and advocating for safe, compassionate, evidence-based quality care for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively in an intra- and inter-professional practice.
• Provides respectful nursing care that considers diverse values, cultures, perspectives, and health practices.
• Responds to the context of the health care system using systems thinking, principles of sustainability, reflective practice, and leadership effectively to influence the practice environment and improve health outcomes.
• Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making to achieve health care outcomes for clients.
• Demonstrates accountability for personal and professional development and adherence to nursing standards of practice and professionalism.