RN to BSN Course Requirements
General Education
| Course | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| Written communication (Any written communications course) | 3 |
| Social behavioral sciences (One PSYC, one SOC, Human Growth and Development) | 9 |
| Humanities (Any ARTS, HIST, HUMN, LITR PHIL, or foreign language) | 3 |
| Natural/ physical sciences | *12 |
| General education elective (Any college-level MAT, ENC, PSYC, SOC, ARTS, HIST, HUMN, LITR, PHIL, or foreign language course - courses beginning with 00 are not considered college level) |
3 |
| Total General Education Credits | 30 |
* Credit with R.N. license
General education courses may be completed at any accredited community college or university.
Cognate courses that must be completed at NSU
| Course | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| PHS 4904 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions | *4 |
| NUT 3000 Nutrition for the Health Professional | *3 |
| BHS 3110 Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| BHS Elective or nursing elective | 3 |
| Total Cognate Credits | 13 |
* Credit with R.N. license
Course requirements that must be completed at NSU
| Course | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| NUR 3000 The Nurse as a Scholar | 3 |
| NUR 3013 Transition to Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 3020 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUR 3031 Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 3030 Health Assessment | 3 |
| Nur 3200 Biostatistics for Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NUR 3175 Nursing in Today’s Health Care Environment | 3 |
| NUR 3050 Applied Nursing Research | 3 |
| NUR 4020 The Nurse as Leader and Manager | 3 |
| NUR 4030 The Business of Health Care | 3 |
| NUR 4150 Community-Based Nursing Practice | 4 |
| NUR 4160 Genetics for Nursing Practice | 2 |
| Total Nursing Credits Completed at NSU | 36 |
| Nursing Credits | *42 |
| Total Degree Requirements | 121 |
* Credit with R.N. license