Nursing, B.S.N.

Pre-licensure Traditional BSN

Pre-licensure Accelerated BSN

This four-semester, 16-month program is designed for students looking for an intensive, accelerated path to the BSN. Students entering are expected to have an earned bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field and have the commitment to study full-time for 16 months, including fall, spring and summer semesters. It is a full-time program, and thus students are not encouraged to carry outside employment while enrolled as an ABSN student. We are looking for motivated students with backgrounds that demonstrate the ability to handle challenging work in a fast-paced environment.

Students seeking entry into the Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing program who have failed any previous nursing courses at any institution, are not eligible for admission to this track. 

Application Deadlines:

• Fall cohort: January 15 (Previous Bachelor’s degree must be completed by the preceding spring semester. All prerequisites must be completed prior to the start of the program)
• Spring cohort July 1 (Previous Bachelor’s degree must be completed by the preceding summer semester.  All prerequisites must be completed prior to the start of the program)

Required for Admission (27 credits)

• Baccalaureate Degree (18 credits)
• English Credits - Grammar and Composition I and II; Literature (9 credits)
• Foundations of Ethics (Core Waiver) (3 credits)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (Core Waiver) (3 credits)

Post-licensure RN-BSN

The post-licensure track of the undergraduate nursing program, or “RN-to-BSN,” provides flexible online learning opportunities for students who are graduates of community college or diploma schools and are licensed Registered Nurses (RN). Co-enrollment options are available as well.  Students complete 31 credit hours but are also awarded additional credits for prior learning and work experience.  Transfer credit hours are awarded towards the Core Curriculum requirements for a B.S.N., thus completing a total of 123 credit hours at the baccalaureate level. Students are admitted each fall and spring. The RN-BSN curriculum is as follows:

• NURS 302 - Strategies for Success
• NURS 332 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
• NURS 365 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
• NURS 380 - Holistic Nursing Practice
• NURS 441 - Gerontological Nursing - Post-Licensure Track
• NURS 449 - Nursing Management and Leadership Post-Licensure Track
• NURS 452 - Introduction to US Healthcare
• NURS 456 - Community Health Nursing – Post-licensure track
• NURS 470 - Professional Role Transitions
• Additional RU Courses with “C” or better (6 credits)

Pre-licensure Traditional BSN Teachout

This track is only for students admitted under the BSN Teachout Plan of Study.

Progression to upper division (300-level) nursing courses is based on meeting the following criteria:

• Score at or above a score of 65 on the Kaplan Admissions test
• Pass NURS 300, 303 and 340 with a final course grade of “C” or above

Cumulative Grade Point Average as follows:

• 3.0 and above: Guaranteed progression
• 2.5-2.9: Ranked for placement on space available basis
• Less than 2.5: Not eligible for progression