Nursing (RN to BSN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program is a pathway for registered nurses. The Program is designed to enable students to integrate knowledge from theory and research, high-level skills, and concepts of leadership into the practice of professional nursing care of individuals, families, groups, and communities. The BSN Program provides a foundation for graduate study.
Core Curriculum - 42 Hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once. The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics - 3 hours
Choose one:
030 Life and Physical Sciences – 6 hours
080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
Choose one:
090 Integrative & Experiential Learning - 6 hours
Major Requirements - 77 Hours
Required Courses - 61 hours
RN to BSN Core - 30 hours
Accelerated RN to BSN Courses - 31 hours
May be awarded upon satisfactory completion of RN to BSN core and other program requirements identified in the admission, progression and graduation requirements.
Support Courses - 16 hours
Free Electives - hours will vary
Free electives credit hours required may vary to achieve the institutional minimum of 120 hours for a degree.
Total Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Admissions Requirements
Admission requirements required for this program beyond university admission requirements.
To be admitted to the RN to BSN Accelerated Online Program, students must:
- Meet UTRGV’s admission requirements.
- Have earned an Associate’s Degree in Nursing prior to admission.
- Submit evidence of current active nursing license in state of residence.
Major Progression Requirements
Progression requirements required for this program.
Students:
- Must provide documentation verifying absence of active (infectious) pulmonary disease. Proof must be provided annually.
- Must provide documentation verifying current immunization or immunity status for specified diseases (hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus/diphtheria or tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, varicella, flu/influenza, meningitis if <age 22, etc.).
- Must submit evidence of being cleared by the Texas Board of Nursing’s criminal background check.
- Must maintain and submit proof of at least $1 million in professional liability insurance.
- Must achieve a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all courses on the degree plan. The criteria to earn a grade of ‘C’ in a NURS course is established by the School of Nursing and differs from non-NURS courses.
- Can only repeat an individual NURS course once (i.e., total maximum enrollment is two).
- Can only repeat two total courses to remain in the nursing program.
- Who earn a grade of ‘D’ or ‘F’ or drop more than two courses may be dismissed from the program and must reapply for admission.
- Must have transfer transcript evaluated by the University Registrar for all nursing program requirements.
- Abide by and adhere to all requirements stipulated in the BSN Student Guide.
Major Graduation Requirements
Specific graduation requirements required for this program beyond university bachelor’s degree requirements.
Students mustachieve a minimum grade of "C" in all courses on the degree plan.