RN/BSN Completion Program

Degree Requirements

Admission Requirements

• RN licensure (provisional acceptance will generally be offered pending successful completion of the NCLEX-RN examination)
• Official college transcripts
• College grade point average of 2.5 or better
• High school degree or equivalent

To be eligible for admission to the bachelor of science in nursing program, students must have completed 60 hours of college prerequisites, as follows, with a grade of C or better. Students may transfer in up to 90 credits. Remaining credits will be evaluated on an individual basis. To graduate, students must have completed 180 credits.

The 60 required hours include:

Requirements			Semester Hourss
	English (includes one semester of composition)			6.0
	Humanities (studio courses not acceptable)			3.0
	Anatomy and Physiology			8.0
	Microbiology			4.0
	Sociology			3.0
	Growth and Development			3.0
	Nursing			30.0

Articulation Credits

Graduates of National League for Nursing (NLN)-accredited associate or diploma nursing programs who meet the criteria of the Pennsylvania Nursing Articulation Model will receive credit for 30 semester hours of nursing, which may be applied toward the program entrance requirements.