RN/BSN Completion Program

Requirements

The College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty uses a variety of teaching and learning methods to facilitate the achievement of a student’s personal objectives. Most courses incorporate e-mail and Internet assignments as well as a variety of innovative, active learning assignments. Courses are offered in several stimulating educational formats, including in an online format.

Course sequences are scheduled to allow full-time students to complete the nursing component of the program in three semesters. Students may also complete the program on a part-time basis. Admission can occur in any term.

First Tier			Credits
ENGL 101			3.0
ENGL 102			3.0
ENGL 103			3.0
Humanities			3.0
Sociology			3.0
Psychology			3.0
Growth and Development			3.0
Anatomy			6.0
Physiology			6.0
Microbiology			6.0
Electives			6.0
Nursing	(Validated transfer credits)		45.0
Second Tier
Computer Science or Communications elective (Public Speaking)			4.0
Statistics			4.0
Economics			4.0
Ethics			4.0
Social science elective			4.0
Science elective			6.0
Advanced Physiology or Pharmacology or Pathophysiology			5.0
Electives			12.0
Level One Courses
NURS 325 WI	Critical Issues Shaping Professional Nursing		3.0
NURS 340	Transformational Leadership/Management in Nursing		3.0
NURS 346	Health Assessment and Promotion for Diverse and Vulnerable Populations		6.0
NURS 404	Nursing Informatics		3.0
Level Two Courses
NURS 330 WI	Research Basis of Nursing		4.0
NURS 337 WI	Genetics in Nursing and Health		3.0
NURS 370	Issues in Aging and Longevity		4.0
NURS 375	Nurses Building a Healthy Community: Theory and Practice		6.0
Level Three Courses
NURS 460	Global Health and Policy Issues		6.0
NURS 462	Science, Technology, and Health: A Nursing Perspective		6.0
NURS 464	Senior Concentration in Nursing		3.0
or
NURS 465	Senior Thesis in Nursing