Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Nursing

B.S. Degree (D,G,S)


The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is an online degree program designed for current RNs who are ready to pursue the next level of their nursing education while working. The program will provide licensed registered nurses with baccalaureate-level education. The RN to BSN program builds upon the foundational knowledge and skills attained in previous nursing courses and experiences. Baccalaureate education prepares professional nurses with a broad knowledge base for practice with expanded roles encompassing advocacy, leadership, and scholarship. Coursework places emphasis on evidence-based nursing practice through a holistic approach enabling graduates to be designers, coordinators, leaders, and managers of collaborative care. The clinical portion contained within two courses focuses on population health and nursing leadership experiences.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Integrate nursing knowledge and knowledge from the sciences and other disciplines to inform clinical judgment.
  2. Demonstrates commitment to personal and professional growth, lifelong learning, and leadership opportunities that support safe, ethical nursing practice.
  3. Apply skills of inquiry, analysis, and information literacy to advance nursing research and support evidence-based nursing practice.
  4. Apply informatics and healthcare technologies to support the delivery of safe, equitable patient care in a variety of healthcare settings.
  5. Advocate for the delivery of safe, equitable patient care through effective systems-based practice, quality improvement, and engagement in the health care policy process.
  6. Direct compassionate, holistic patient-centered care through assessment and prioritization of healthcare needs, patient advocacy, interprofessional communication, collaboration, and delegation.
  7. Analyze the social determinants of health for diverse populations to improve equitable population health outcomes.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

General Education

BIO 130Disease Process/Pathophysiology

3

ENG 122Technical Writing and Communication

3

HIS 210World History II

3

MAT 162Statistical Reasoning

4

PSY 121General Psychology

3

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

Select 1 course(s) from:

ASL 101American Sign Language I

3

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

NUR 111Cultural Competency and Health

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

SPA 135Spanish for Healthcare Workers

3

SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

Program/Major/Concentration

NUR 300RN to BSN Transition

3

NUR 310Global Health

3

NUR 320Health Assessment

2

NUR 330Population & Community Health

4

NUR 340Nursing Research

3

NUR 400Nursing Leadership

3

NUR 410Nursing Informatics

3

NUR 420Nursing Policy

3

NUR 460Nursing Capstone

6

Select 1 course(s)

Free Elective. Free Electives can be any course that is 3 or more college credits.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

ENG 122Technical Writing and Communication

3

MAT 162Statistical Reasoning

4

NUR 300RN to BSN Transition

3

NUR 310Global Health

3

NUR 320Health Assessment

2

Semester 2

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

NUR 330Population & Community Health

4

NUR 340Nursing Research

3

Semester 3

BIO 130Disease Process/Pathophysiology

3

HIS 210World History II

3

NUR 400Nursing Leadership

3

NUR 410Nursing Informatics

3

Semester 4

NUR 420Nursing Policy

3

Elective
Support Elective

3

NUR 460Nursing Capstone

6

Elective
Language/Culture Elective

4/3

Approved Electives

Select one language/culture elective.

ASL 101American Sign Language I

3

CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion

3

NUR 111Cultural Competency and Health

3

SOC 103Sustainability and Society

3

SOC 104Human Geography

3

SPA 133Using Beginning Spanish

3

SPA 135Spanish for Healthcare Workers

3

SPA 136Spanish Communication I

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 120 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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