RN-BSN program
The Baccalaureate Nursing Program for Registered Nurses provides
men and women, who hold a diploma or associate degree in nursing, diverse
opportunities for strengthening professional practice and serves as the foundation
for advanced practice. A total of 120 credits is required — 61
credits in nursing and 59 credits in liberal
arts and sciences. The residency credits requirement
for R.N.s is 30.
Health Sciences & Nursing Courses
- Nutrition (2 credits)
- Pharmacology (3)
- Altered Physiology (4)
- Health Assessment (3)
- Foundations for Nursing Practice (5)
- Acute and Chronic Health Problems of Adults (14)
- Parent/Child Health Nursing (8)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (5)
- Community Health Nursing and Leadership (8)
- Transcultural Perspectives in Health Care (2)
- Introduction to Research (3)
- Politics of Health Care (1)
R.N.s receive advance standing through transfer credits that can be awarded for comparable courses with a C+ or better grade. Courses used for elective requirements may be transferred with a minimum grade of C-. Biology and chemistry courses must be current within the last ten years. Credit can also be earned through successful performance in challenge examinations in:
- Adult Care
- Parent/Child Health
- Psychiatric Mental Health
Diploma graduates may present certification in selected areas in lieu of challenge examinations. Diploma graduates upon completion of challenge examinations, and associate degree graduates receive credits for the following:
- Nutrition (2 credits)
- Pharmacology (3)
- Altered Physiology I and II (4)
- Acute and Chronic Health Problems (14)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (5)
- Parent/Child Health Nursing (8)
All R.N.s are required to take 25 credits of nursing in the following:
- Professional Transitions (3 credits)
- Psycho-social Nursing (3)
- Health Assessment (3)
- Trans-cultural Perspectives in Health Care (2)
- Introduction to Research (3)
- Leadership and Management (2)
- Politics in Health Care (1)
- Community Health Nursing (8)
Electives (select five)
- Art
- Classics
- English Literature
- Free Elective (select from Liberal Arts of Nursing)
- History
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Music
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies