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 general education knowledge, skills, and aptitudes to advance nursing education and growth in professional practice.
2. Demonstrate leadership skills to promote patient safety and the delivery of high quality healthcare.
3. Apply skills of inquiry, analysis, and information literacy to support evidence-based professional nursing practice.
4. Integrate information management technology to improve patient outcomes.
5. Advocate for patients and the nursing profession with regard to healthcare policy at the local, state, national, and global levels.
6. Direct patient-centered care through advocacy, interprofessional communication, collaboration, and delegation.
7. Integrate health promotion and disease prevention practices to positively impact the delivery of healthcare to diverse populations.
8. Practice professional nursing within an ethical framework.
9. Demonstrate lifelong learning that empowers personal and professional growth.

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

Core Courses

BIO 130	Disease Process/Pathophysiology	3
ENG 122	Technical Writing and Communication	3
HIS 210	World History II	3
MAT 162	Statistical Reasoning	4
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 213	Ethical Issues in Healthcare	3

Select 1 course(s) from:

ASL 101	American Sign Language I	3
CLT 110	Cross-Cultural Immersion	3
NUR 111	Cultural Competency and Health	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3
SOC 104	Human Geography	3
SPA 133	Using Beginning Spanish	3
SPA 135	Spanish for Healthcare Workers	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

Program/Major Courses

NUR 300	RN to BSN Transition	3
NUR 310	Global Health	3
NUR 320	Health Assessment	2
NUR 330	Population and Community Health	4
NUR 340	Nursing Research	3
NUR 400	Nursing Leadership	3
NUR 410	Nursing Informatics	3
NUR 420	Nursing Policy	4
NUR 460	Nursing Capstone	5

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

ENG 122	Technical Writing and Communication	3
MAT 162	Statistical Reasoning	4
NUR 300	RN to BSN Transition	3
NUR 310	Global Health	3
NUR 320	Health Assessment	2

Semester 2

SOC 213	Ethical Issues in Healthcare	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
NUR 330	Population and Community Health	4
NUR 340	Nursing Research	3

Semester 3

BIO 130	Disease Process/Pathophysiology	3
HIS 210	World History II	3
NUR 400	Nursing Leadership	3
NUR 410	Nursing Informatics	3

Semester 4

NUR 420	Nursing Policy	4
NUR 460	Nursing Capstone	5
Elective	Language/Culture Elective	4/3

Approved Electives

Select one language/culture elective.

ASL 101	American Sign Language I	3
CLT 110	Cross-Cultural Immersion	3
NUR 111	Cultural Competency and Health	3
SOC 103	Sustainability and Society	3
SOC 104	Human Geography	3
SPA 133	Using Beginning Spanish	3
SPA 135	Spanish for Healthcare Workers	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 121 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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