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

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

fasmith@nsu.edu

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.

The RN-BSN Program is accredited by ACEN https://www.acenursing.org/

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Subject Area	Credits
Total Major Credits	33
Total Prerequisite Credits Credits	52
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
SEM 102	Spartan Seminar 102	1
CHM 215 & 215L	Chemistry I and Chemistry I Laboratory (CHM/L 100/200 Level)	4
Humanities Electives:		6
ENG 207	Introduction to World Literature
FIA 301	Basic Art Appreciation
MUS 301	Music Appreciation
HUM 210	Humanties (Honors)
or HUM 211	Humanities
Social Sciences Electives:		6
BUS 175	Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurship
ECN 200	Basic Principles of Economics
or ECN 211	Principles of Microeconomics
HIS 101	History of World Societies II
HIS 103	United States History Since 1865
SOC 101	Introduction to the Social Sciences
or SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology
POS 230	American Public Policy
CSC 150	Computer Literacy	3
Tier 3 General Education Requirements
SEM 201	Spartan Seminar 201	1
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
PSY 228	Developmental Psychology	3
or PSY 220	Child Psychology
MTH 250	Elementary Statistics Concepts (Statistics)	3
or PSY 270	Psychological Statistics
or SOC 355	Elementary Social Statistics
HRP 320	African American Health (University cultural perspective required)	3
or ENG 383	African-American Literature, 1940-PRESENT
or ENG 384	African-American Literature: Poetry
or FIA 370	African/Afro-American Art
or HIS 335	African-American History
or HIS 336	African-American History Since 1865
or HIS 371	African History/Cultures 1600-PRESENT
or JRN 299	Multiculturalism and Mass Media
or PSY 340	Psychology of the African-American
or SOC 237	Racial & Ethnic Minorities
Total Credits		52

Summary of Graduation Requirements

Subject Area	Credits
Total Prerequisite Credits Required	52
Credits Awarded for Lower Level Nursing Degree	36
Total Credit Hours	88

Curriculum

First Semester

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Term 1
NUR 301	Foundations of Online Success: Bsn Orien	3
NUR 400	Nursing Pathophysiology	3
NUR 461/461H	Nursing Research Dimensions	3
Term 2
NUR 321/321H	Multicultural/Bioethics	3
NUR 418/418H	Conceptual Models for Nursing	3
NUR 415	Health Assessment	4
Total Credits		19

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.