Bachelor of Science in Nursing, B.S.N. to Master of Science in Nursing, M.S.N. (RN to MSN)

Required for BSN degree:

• NRSG 301 - Introduction to Informatics and Professional Nursing
• NRSG 326 - Community Health Nursing *
• NRSG 350 - Health Assessment
• NRSG 360 - Pathophysiology
• NRSG 361 - Pharmacology
• NRSG 395 - Nursing Research
• NRSG 443 - Global & Transcultural Nursing *
• NRSG 467 - Leadership and Issues in Health Care, Law, and Ethics *
• NRSG 501 - Theoretical and Professional Foundations of Nursing
• NRSG 526 - Moral/Ethical Decision-Making

• *Courses with a Practicum/project requirement

Required Pre-Requisite Courses:

• BIOL 246 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 247 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 356 - Microbiology
• MTH 120 - Introduction to Statistics
• PSY 200 - Lifespan Development
• SOC 120 - Introduction To Sociology
• Health - Personal Wellness/Nutrition

General Education Requirements (Must be completed prior to NRSG 501)

• BIB 315 - Understanding the Bible
• ENG 109 - Principles of Academic Writing (Prerequisite)
• ENG 200 - APA College Research and Writing II (Must be completed prior to or with the first course of the program)
• COM 105 - Oral Communication
• HIS 379 - Latin American History and Politics (or equivalent)
• ENG 301 - Thematic Studies in Literature (or equivalent)
• FIN 105 - Fine Arts (or equivalent)
• Intercultural Course (3 credit hours)
• THE 400 - Faith and Contemporary Issues

Other BSN Guidelines:

Students are limited to withdrawing from, voluntarily or administratively, or failing two nursing courses.  Students may not fail more than one Practicum/Project course in the program.  Students may not enroll in any nursing course more than two times. In order to progress into Nursing Research and beyond, 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. A grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required to progress into the MSN portion.

Students must satisfactorily complete a certified background check and drug screen before starting their practicum/project hours in both the BSN portion and MSN portion.  Students will complete a total of 45 practicum/project hours; 15 practicum/project hours in each of the following courses: NRSG 326 - Community Health Nursing , NRSG 443 - Global & Transcultural Nursing , NRSG 467 - Leadership and Issues in Health Care, Law, and Ethics .  Students are responsible for obtaining preceptor(s) for the practicum/project hours in NRSG 326 , NRSG 443  (can be same preceptor as NRSG 326 ), and NRSG 467 . All preceptors are required to have a BSN degree or higher.

All general education requirements must be completed prior to the start of NRSG 501 .

Prior to enrollment in the first Masters course, students are required to submit documentation of 2,000 hours of work time as an RN.  A letter on official letterhead from your Human Resource administrator or Supervisor documenting time worked as an RN is recommended (please speak with an Admission Counselor for other ways to verify hours worked).

Required for MSN degree:

• NRSG 628 - Nursing Informatics
• NRSG 673 - Advanced Pathophysiology I
• NRSG 674 - Advanced Pathophysiology II
• NRSG 675 - Advanced Pharmacology I
• NRSG 676 - Advanced Pharmacology II
• NRSG 677 - Advanced Health Assessment I
• NRSG 678 - Advanced Health Assessment II
• NRSG 679 - Evidence-Based Practice and Project Proposal Development I
• NRSG 680 - Evidence-Based Practice and Project Proposal Development II

Note:

For further information about specialty track courses and other MSN program requirements, please see the Master of Science in Nursing, M.S.N.  track section.