Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Online (RN to BSN) Completion Track

Dr. Felisa Smith
Interim Coordinator, RN-BSN Program
(757) 823-9013

Admission Criteria

Admission to the Online (RN to BSN) Track Completion program in Nursing is competitive and open to all qualified applicants.

Admission is not guaranteed.

The general admission criteria are:

1. Admission to the University prior to the start of any semester.
2. Submission of a separate and complete application package for admission to the Department of Nursing and Allied Health after admission to the University and prior to the start of the semester in which one desires to attend.
3. Receipt of official transcript(s) from previously attended college(s). Eligibility will be determined by the GPA from the most recent transcript.
4. Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or Compact License.
5. Completion of one algebra course, one general mathematics course, one biology course with a lab, and one chemistry course with a lab (will accept high school applicable courses). A minimum grade of “C” is required in each course or credit by examination (CLEP or ACT).
6. Students with a GED must also show proof of all required courses listed in #5 above and a grade of “C” or above. If the student has not taken any of the required courses, the student must take college level courses for which a grade of “C” or above can be awarded.
7. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5, and a course grade of “C” or above in all prerequisite courses.
8. All prerequisite courses must be completed before the start of the Online (RN-BSN) Track Completion Program.

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Subject Area	Credits
Total Major Credits	30
Total Prerequisite Credits Credits	55
Awarded for Lower Level Nursing Degree	36
Total Credit Hours	121

Prerequisite Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Tier 1 General Education Requirements
SEM 101	Spartan Seminar 101	1
ENG 101/101H	College English I	3
ENG 102/102H	College English II	3
ENG 285/285H	Public Speaking	3
Tier 2 General Education Requirements
Select one of the following Humanities:		3
ENG 207	Introduction to World Literature
FIA 201	Basic Art Appreciation
MUS 301	Music Appreciation
CHM 215 & 215L	Chemistry I and Chemistry I Laboratory	4
SEM 102	Spartan Seminar 102	1
Select one of the following Social Sciences:		3
BUS 175	Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurship
ECN 200	Basic Principles of Economics
HIS 101	History of World Societies II
HIS 103	United States History Since 1865
SOC 101	Introduction to the Social Sciences
CSC 150	Computer Literacy	3
Tier 3 General Education Requirements
HUM XXX	Elective (Humanities Transfer Credits)	3
SEM 201	Spartan Seminar 201	1
Social Science Elective	Social Science Transfer Credits	3
Nursing Program Requirements
BIO 165 & 165L	Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory	4
BIO 166 & 166L	Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory	4
BIO 163 & 163L	Microbiology for the Health Sciences and Microbiology for the Health Sciences Laboratory	4
BIO 320	Pathophysiology	3
PSY 228	Developmental Psychology	3
MTH 250	Elementary Statistics Concepts	3
HRP 320	African American Health (University cultural perspective required)	3
Total Credits		55

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Subject Area	Credits
Total Prerequisite Credits Required	55
Credits Awarded for Lower Level Nursing Degree	36
Total Credit Hours	91

Curriculum

First Semester

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Term 1
NUR 301	Foundations of Online Success: Bsn Orien	3
NUR 418/418H	Conceptual Models for Nursing	3
NUR 461/461H	Nursing Research Dimensions	3
Term 2
NUR 321/321H	Multicultural/Bioethics	3
NUR 415	Health Assessment	4
Total Credits		16

Second Semester

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Term 3
NUR 435	Providing Nursing Systems for Families, Groups, and Communities	3
NUR 435L	Complex Nursing Systems for Pop-Lab	2
Term 4
NUR 462/462H	Nursing Leadership and Management	3
NUR 470	Seminar on Professional Development	3
NUR 485/485H	Contempory Topics in Nursing and Health Care	3
Total Credits		14

Note on Online (RN to BSN) Completion Track: The department also offers a part-time 5-term Online RN to BSN track.