Bachelor of Science in Nursing, B.S.N.

Linda Davison, Ed.D., Director

Olivet’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program for registered nurses who have earned either an associate’s degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing and desire to advance their personal and professional goals. The bachelor’s degree is required for graduate study and is helpful for career advancement. The RN-BSN is a degree-completion track program that focuses on the health continuum across the lifespan of clients, including individuals, families, and communities.

Through a carefully designed sequence of learning experiences, classroom instruction, homework, and discussion boards, learners develop individual and team skills and focus on applying their knowledge and skills in their practice setting. The RN-BSN curriculum is designed with value placed upon the previous learning and professional experiences of the RN student.

The curriculum of the program is designed to build upon previous learning and professional experiences of the student. The program provides an integrated educational experience consisting of a foundation of liberal arts/general education content areas relevant to the learners’ major field.

The University strives to provide a degree program that requires mastery of learning outcomes and is designed to produce spiritual, personal and professional growth. The curriculum is based on the Olivet Nazarene University Department of Nursing’s mission philosophy and conceptual framework.

38 hours

Required:

Required Supporting Courses:

BIOL 246 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 247 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 356 - Microbiology
CHM 105 - Basic Concepts of Chemistry
GNS 312 - Strategies for Student Success
MTH 120 - Introduction to Statistics
PSYC 200 - Lifespan Development
SOCY 120 - Introduction to Sociology

Note:

A minimum grade of B- is required in GNS 312 in order to continue in the program. A course may be repeated once with permission from the Director of Nursing Programs - SGCS. In order to progress to the next Nursing level (from 300 to 400 level courses), learners must receive a grade of C (2.0) or higher in each course of the Nursing major and in MTH 120 . A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 is required to progress in the Nursing courses and to graduate with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Transfer of Credit Policy

A maximum of 82 semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) may be accepted from community/junior colleges as transfer credit to the RN-BSN degree-completion program at Olivet. Only courses with a grade of C- or above are eligible for transfer consideration. Students who have not completed the six-hour Christianity core general education requirement prior to entering the RN-BSN program must take Olivet’s BIB 315 - Understanding the Bible and THE 400 - Faith and Contemporary Issues as part of the packaged program.