Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Degree Requirements

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120 Minimum Total Hours
30 Minimum Upper-Level Hours
30 Minimum Hours in Residence*
*Nursing escrow courses do not count toward the required 30 hours in residence.

Support Courses - 20 CHE

CACB 1300Introduction to the Creative Arts

3

ILCB 1300Introduction to Information Literacy

3

RECB 1301Introduction to the Bible

3

RECB 1302Christianity and Life

3

CVCB 2300World Civilizations

3

GACB 2300Multiculturalism and Diversity

3

Elective

2

Total Credit Hours:20

RN to BSN Program Courses - 25 CHE

NUCB 4417Plan of Care

4

NUCB 4312Nursing Research

3

NUCB 4617Evaluate Nursing Interventions

6

NUCB 4318Leadership and Management

3

NUCB 4218Integrate Policies

2

NUCB 4216Plan Communication

2

NUCB 4316Nursing in the Community

3

NUCB 4200Capstone

2

Total Credit Hours:25

Nursing Escrow Courses - 38 CHE

Credit hour equivalents for these courses will be awarded by escrow following the successful completion of the RN to BSN Program capstone course NUCB 4200.

Nursing escrow courses do not count toward the required 30 hours in residence.
NURS 2350Health Assessment Across Lifespan

3

NURS 2460Essentials in Nursing

4

NURS 3300Introduction to Professional Nursing

3

NURS 3210Population Health Perspectives

2

NURS 3215Ethics in Nursing Practice

2

NURS 3620Health Care Delivery

6

NURS 3315Nursing Perspectives in Pharmacotherapy

3

NURS 3621Health Care Delivery II

6

NURS 3321Pathophysiology II

3

NURS 4620Health Care Delivery III

6

Total Credit Hours:38

Prerequisite Courses - 37 CHE

Prerequisite courses are not taught through the RN to BSN Program.  These courses must be completed with a "C" or higher at another regionally accredited institution prior to application for admission to the RN to BSN Program.  Eligibility for admission to the RN to BSN Program further requires a minimum combined GPA of 3.0 for these prerequisite courses (excluding Statistics).
ENGL
Rhetoric and Composition I

3

ENGL
Rhetoric and Composition II

3

BIOL
Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

BIOL
Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

BIOL
Microbiology with Lab

4

CHEM
College or Introductory or General Chemistry with Lab

4

PSYC
General Psychology

3

PSYC
Developmental Psychology

3

SOCI
Introduction to Sociology

3

COMM
Public Speaking

3

MATH
Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:37