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Nursing, Bachelor of Science – LPN to BSN

BSN Completion Students: Applicants who hold an active, U.S. LPN license and wish to receive a bachelor’s degree may apply for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program as a BSN completion student.

  • Proof of an unencumbered license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in the U.S. Completion students must possess a current, active Virginia or compact state LPN license
  • An associate’s degree or diploma from a school of nursing
  • Submission of all official transcripts from colleges and nursing programs attended
  • A CGPA of 3.0 or higher on college transcripts. Students who do not meet this requirement may be considered for admission with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 in the last calendar year in which the student earned 12 at least credits.
  • Two letters of reference from an academic or professional source
  • A personal statement regarding the reasons for pursuing a baccalaureate degree
  • A criminal background check at the student’s expense 

The clock hours remain constant for both pre and post-licensure students, but the nature of those hours may be modified for the student holding an active LPN license.

Required courses for BS Nursing – LPN to BSN (18 core, 2 medical, 5 elective, 12 arts and sciences) = 37 courses or 166.5 credit hours plus 13 hours of LPN Experiential Learning = 180 credit hours

Core requirements (18 courses or 81 credits)

NSG 120Foundations of Evidence-Based Nursing Pr

4.5
NSG 210Case Studies in Pathophysiology

4.5
NSG 220Pharmacology & Therapeutic Modalities I

4.5
NSG 225Pharmacology & Therapeutic Modalities II

4.5
NSG 240Adult Health Nursing I

4.5
NSG 315Adult Health Nursing II

4.5
NSG 320Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

4.5
NSG 325Nursing Care of Children

4.5
NSG 330Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning

4.5
NSG 350Mental Health Nursing

4.5
NSG 360Nursing Care of Older Adults

4.5
NSG 470Leader., Manag., & Contemp. Iss. in Nurs

4.5
NSG 480Nursing Capstone

4.5
NSG 492NCLEX Preparation

4.5

Medical requirements (2 courses or 9 credits)

MED 110Anatomy and Physiology I

4.5
MED 210Anatomy and Physiology II

4.5

Elective requirements (choose 5 courses or 22.5 credits from either elective pool 1 or elective pool 2)

Elective Pool One – must choose at least 1 course

NSG 290Current Topics in Nursing I

4.5
NSG 291Current Topics in Nursing II

4.5
NSG 292Current Topics in Nursing III

4.5
NSG 293Current Topics in Nursing IV

4.5
NSG 294Current Topics in Nursing V

4.5
NSG 490Special Topics in Nursing I

4.5
NSG 491Special Topics in Nursing II

4.5
NSG 493Special Topics in Nursing III

4.5
NSG 494Special Topics in Nursing IV

4.5
NSG 496Special Topics in Nursing V

4.5

Elective Pool Two – must choose at least one course

Any courses from BUS, CIS, HCA, HIM, HSC, or MED

Arts and Sciences requirements (12 courses or 54 credits)

ENG 111College Composition

4.5
HUM 110Principles of Ethics

4.5
HUM 250Cross-Cultural Competency

4.5
MAT 211Statistics

4.5
PSY 110Social Psychology

4.5
PSY 220Human Growth and Development

4.5
SCI 250Microbiology

4.5
SCI 260Introduction to Biochemistry

4.5

Choose 1:

ENG 211Oral Communications

4.5
ENG 220Advanced Composition and Research

4.5

Choose 1:

MAT 111Modern Math with Algebra

4.5
MAT 210College Algebra

4.5
MAT 220Discrete Mathematics

4.5
MAT 212Probability & Statistics

4.5
MAT 275Introduction to Calculus

4.5

Choose 2:

Arts and Sciences courses (any from ENG, HUM, MAT (200 or above), PSY, SCI)