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:

Must earn a “C” or higher in each course

• BIO 246 - Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIO 247 - Anatomy & Physiology II
• BIO 356 - Microbiology
• CHM 101 - Chemistry **
• FAC 126 - Nutrition in Health & Fitness
• MTH 120 - Introduction to Statistics
• PSY 200 - Lifespan Development
• SOC 120 - Introduction to Sociology

• **Students who have completed an associates’ degree or diploma program in nursing may substitute a biological science in place of CHM 101 to fulfill general education requirements and as a required supporting course.

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

• BIB 105 - Introduction to Christianity *
• BIB 215 - Understanding the Bible
• THE 300 - Faith and Contemporary Issues

• or THE 310 - Christianity & Culture 

• ENG 109 - College Writing I (Prerequisite)
• ENG 200 - College Writing II (Must be completed prior to or with the first course of the program)
• COM 105 - Oral Communication
• HIS 210 - Western Civilization (or equivalent)
• ENG 301 - Thematic Studies in Literature or ENG 204 - World Literature  (or equivalent)
• FIN 105 - Fine Arts (or equivalent)

• *students who transfer in 45 hours do not have to take BIB 105

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, learners must receive a grade of C (2.0) or higher 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 starting the BSN core curriculum .

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 a time worked template or other ways to verify hours worked).

Note:

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