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BNP Post Licensure - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN)

Program Requirements

General Education

BIOL 234Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3
CHEM 101Survey of Chemistry

4
NURB 499CAdvanced Nursing Practicum

3
General Education courses

variable
Total Credit Hours:37

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements. Successful completion of MATH 135 and PSY 154 is recommended.

BNP-RN Requirements

Post Licensure Requirements

NUR 375"K" credit lower-level nursing courses

32
NURB 326Advanced Health Assessment

2
NURB 327Transition to Professional Nursing Practice

4
NURB 361Introduction to Nursing Research

3
NURB 424Public Health

3
NURB 461Nursing Leadership and Management

3
NURB 498Nursing Senior Seminar

3
NURB 499CAdvanced Nursing Practicum

3
Total Credit Hours:50

Supplemental Requirements

BIOL 217Elementary Medical Microbiology

4
BIOL 336Pathophysiology

4
MATH 353Statistics

3
NURS 345Global Health

3
NURS Elective 300 or higher

6
PSY 156Life Span Developmental Psychology

3
Choose one of the following:
BIOL 234Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3
and
BIOL 235Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology II

3
 
or
 
BIOL 244Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3
BIOL 244AHuman Anatomy & Physiology I Lab

1
and
BIOL 245Human Anatomy & Physiology II

3
BIOL 245AHuman Anatomy & Physiology II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:26-31

General Electives

General electives

variable
Total Credit Hours:2-7

Total Credit Hours: 120

NOTES:

  1. NUR 375: "K" credit of 32 hours awarded for lower division nursing courses following successful completion of NURB 326, NURB 327 and admission into the post-licensure program.
  2. NURB 499C: Course hours included only in general education total.
  3. After satisfactory completion of NURB 327 — Transition to Professional Nursing and NURB 326 — Advanced Health Assessment and official admission to the RN-BSN component of the baccalaureate nursing program, 32 credit hours will be awarded for lower level nursing courses.
  4. The University requires 42 credit hours of courses numbered 300 and above. To obtain the required number of hours, the student must take two free electives and two nursing electives at the 300 or above level.
  5. Progression to any NURB course required in semester two and semester three of the RN-BSN online program curriculum will be restricted to unconditional/officially admitted students.
  6. Admission procedures, curriculum requirements and course sequencing may be changed as part of the process of the annual program evaluation. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify current application criteria and procedures prior to the application deadline.