Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BNP Post Licensure)

BNP Post Licensure Application Procedures

1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
2. Declare nursing as the area of concentration and meet with assigned nursing faculty advisor.
3. Submit required materials listed below to the baccalaureate nursing program by the last Friday in March for admission into the fall semester or the last Friday in October for admission into the spring semester:
   1. Completed BNP application.
   2. Transcripts from MSU and all universities/colleges attended if courses not listed on MSU transcript.
   3. Nursing transfer student: in addition to the above materials must submit:
      1. University undergraduate catalog(s) if transfer credit is sought;
      2. Syllabi for nursing course(s) to be evaluated for transfer credit; and
      3. Letter of recommendation from the direc-tor/coordinator of the nursing program from which the student is transferring.
   4. Validation of current Kentucky nursing licensure.
   5. Validation of current American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (CPR).
   6. Verification of professional malpractice insurance.

      Regional Academic Counseling Coordinator 

      BNP Post Licensure Track Component 

      Department of Nursing 

      Morehead State University 

      Center for Health, Education and Research (CHER) Suite 201 

      Morehead, KY 40351

BNP Post Licensure Admission Criteria

Applicants must:

1. Be unconditionally admitted to MSU.
2. Hold an active and unrestricted license to practice as a RN in the state where the practicum will take place.
3. Be a graduate of an associate degree nursing or diploma program. The diploma graduate must satisfactorily complete national standardized exams for the RN student, which generates academic credit for diploma level nursing courses.
4. Have completed 45 credit hours of prescribed general education and support courses required for a bachelor's degree in nursing.
5. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on all coursework required for admission to the post licensure (RN-BSN) component of the baccalaureate nursing program.
6. Hold a minimum grade of "C" in each of the required general education, support and nursing courses.
7. Documentation of current American Heart Association (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification.
8. Documentation of compliance with all health requirements.
9. Compliance with technical performance standards.
10. Documentation of current professional malpractice insurance.
11. Documentation of a criminal background check. 

BNP Post Licensure Conditions for Enrollment

1. Students have the responsibility for the costs incurred by enrollment in the nursing program. These costs include CPR, immunizations, professional malpractice insurance, criminal background check(s), drug testing, academic materials, testing fees, clothing and equipment.
2. Clinical education is a mandatory component of the BNP. Due to accreditation requirements of the clinical education centers, students will be required to obtain a criminal background check and/or undergo drug testing prior to acceptance of clinical assignment. The student is responsible for any incurred cost. Any student who fails acceptance to the clinical assignment will be unable to complete the program.

BNP Post Licensure Program Requirements

BNP Post Licensure Requirements

NUR 375	"K" credit lower-level nursing courses	32
NURB 326	Advanced Health Assessment	2
NURB 327	Transition to Professional Nursing Practice	4
NURB 361	Introduction to Nursing Research	3
NURB 424	Public Health	3
NURB 461	Nursing Leadership and Management	3
NURB 498	Nursing Senior Seminar	3
NURB 499C	Advanced Nursing Practicum	3
Total Credit Hours:		50

General Education

BIOL 234	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
CHEM 101	Survey of Chemistry	4
NURB 499C	Advanced 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 Post Licensure Supplemental Requirements

BIOL 217	Elementary Medical Microbiology	4
BIOL 336	Pathophysiology	4
MATH 353	Statistics	3
NURS 345	Global Health	3
NURS	Elective 300 or higher	6
PSY 156	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3

Choose one of the following:

BIOL 234	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
	and
BIOL 235	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
	or
BIOL 244	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 244A	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	1
	and
BIOL 245	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIOL 245A	Human Anatomy and 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.