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Nursing, Bachelor of Science – RN to BSN

BSN Completion Students: Applicants who hold an active, U.S. RN 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 registered nurse in the U.S. Completion students must possess a current, active Virginia or compact state RN 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

These RNS receive 72 credits for experiential learning. Up to 63 additional required course credits could be transferred in and applied to the BSN program. To graduate with a BSN, post-licensure students must complete a minimum of 45 credits at Stratford. Required core courses include NSG330 Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning, NSG410 Research and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (requires having taken statistics), NSG420 Nursing in the Community, NSG470 Leadership, Management, and Contemporary Issues in Nursing, and NSG480 Nursing Capstone Project. Students who transfer in all non-nursing arts and sciences courses need five additional courses which may be selected from a pool of electives.

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

Required courses for BS Nursing – RN to BSN (5 core, 2 medical, 5 elective, 12 arts and sciences) = 24 courses or 108 credit hours plus 72 hours of RN Experiential Learning = 180 credit hours

Core requirements (5 courses or 22.5 credits)

NSG 330Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning

4.5
NSG 410Research & Evidence-Based Nursing Practi

4.5
NSG 420Nursing in the Community

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

4.5
NSG 480Nursing Capstone

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 296Current Topics in Nursing VI

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)