Courses
The RN to BSN online curriculum builds on your previous nursing education. In order to complete their bachelor's degree in nursing, students are required to complete:
Many courses you need to earn your BSN will have been completed during your associate degree or diploma in nursing education and may be transferable to 91探花 to apply to the hours required to earn a bachelor of science in nursing.
After you are admitted to the RN to BSN Program and your transcripts are received by 91探花, the information will be reviewed, after which you will receive a communication directing you how to view your personal DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System), where you will be able to see exactly which requirements have been met and what courses you will need to take.
Total Credit Requirements
A total of 120 credits with a 2.0 grade point average is required for graduation. Many of these hours you may have already completed in your previous education, and can be transferred to 91探花; some will be earned while taking nursing courses and support courses. After you are admitted to the program, a review of your records of previous coursework will result in a DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) report illustrating what is needed to complete your BSN.
Thirty (30) credit hours of the 120 total must be completed with 91探花, referred to as residency hours. Your nursing courses total 31 hours.
For further information about the RN to BSN program, please visit Undergraduate 91探花s.
University-wide General Education Requirements
Students will be notified of individual course needs after full admission to the RN to BSN program and evaluation of transfer credits.
To meet 91探花 general education course requirements, you must choose the specific courses from an approved list in the , but not all courses listed are available online. A limited number of courses that will allow you to meet general education requirements will be available online each semester.
If you need additional general education course credit, you may earn it in three ways:
- complete a course at 91探花 through traditional face-to-face delivery at one of our campuses,
- complete a course online from OHIO,
- or complete a course at another college and transfer the credit to 91探花.
Credit for some support courses may be transferred from previous education. Many support courses are available online from 91探花. Course length varies from five weeks up to 14 weeks in length, depending on the course.
Required Nursing Major Courses
All nursing courses (NRSE) will be completed online from 91探花 for 31 credit hours total. All nursing courses are offered in five-week sessions.
CRSE # | NAME | LENGTH | CREDIT |
NRSE 4510 | Professional Nursing Practice | 5 weeks | 4 |
NRSE 4520 | Health Assessment and Promotion | 5 weeks | 4 |
NRSE 4530 | Family Nursing | 5 weeks | 3 |
NRSE 4540 | Community Health Nursing | 5 weeks | 4 |
NRSE 4550 | Evidence-Based Nursing Practice | 5 weeks | 4 |
NRSE 4560 | Gerontologic Nursing Care | 5 weeks | 3 |
NRSE 4570 | Diversity | 5 weeks | 3 |
NRSE 4580 | Leadership in Nursing | 5 weeks | 3 |
NRSE 4600 | Nursing Excellence | 7 weeks | 3 |