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Bachelor of Science
Nursing (RN to BSN)
Credits
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180 Total Credits required for ADN to BSN Degree Requirements |
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General Education Credits (total earned in ADN and/or BSN) |
65 |
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Nursing Credits in ADN |
35 |
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Nursing Credits for RN Licensure |
35 |
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Upper Division Nursing Courses |
35 |
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Upper Division General Education Electives |
10 |
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Total Credits |
180 |
ADN to BSN General Education Requirements
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Foreign Language |
Two years in high school of the same foreign language or 10 credits of one language at the college level.1 |
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Mathematics |
Requirement fulfilled by advanced math or statistics (with petition). |
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Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning |
5 credits.
Requirement fulfilled by statistics. |
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Writing |
15 credits.
Must include 5 credits of English composition and 10 additional credits of writing-intensive coursework.2 |
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Humanities |
15 credits.
College-level foreign language credits can be applied toward this requirement, and may be completed while in OC ADN to BSN program. |
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Social Sciences |
15 credits.
May be completed in OC ADN and BSN programs. |
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Natural Sciences |
28 credits.
Must include 5 credits of college level chemistry, 10 credits of anatomy and physiology (can be met via examination), 3 credits of microbiology (can be met via examination), 5 credits of advanced math (can be petitioned) and 5 credits of statistics. |
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Electives |
To complete total of 65 general education requirements. |
1 Students who were educated in another language through the 8th grade may be exempt from this requirement.
2 10 additional credits of writing-intensive coursework may be met through coursework in the OC BSN program.
Upper Division General Education Electives
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ANTH 325 |
Death: A Comparative Perspective |
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ANTH 335 |
Culture, Health and Healing |
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BNURS 320 |
Statistics for Health Research |
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BNURS 326 |
Introduction to Forensic Nursing |
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BIO 351 |
Medical Genetics |
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ENGL 301 |
Writing in the Disciplines |
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POLS 300 |
Health Politics and Policy |
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Future course offerings are under development. |
Upper Division Nursing Coursework
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Quarter Offered |
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BNURS 340 |
Advanced Clinical Reasoning |
3 |
Winter |
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BNURS 350 |
Professional Writing for Nurses |
3 |
Fall |
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BNURS 402 |
Family in the Community: Implications For Urban and Rural Health |
3 |
Winter |
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BNURS 403 |
Scholarly Inquiry: Connecting Research to Practice |
3 |
Spring |
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BNURS 407 |
Perspectives on Diversity |
3 |
Winter |
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BNURS 408 |
Health and Wellness Promotion with Community Partners (Clinical for BNURS 402) |
3 |
Winter |
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BNURS 409 |
Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment Theory |
3 |
Fall |
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BNURS 410 |
Contemporary Ethical Perspectives in Nursing |
3 |
Winter/Spring |
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BNURS 411 |
Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment Application (Clinical for BNURS 409) |
3 |
Spring |
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BNURS 412 |
Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems |
3 |
Spring |
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BNURS 430 |
Interactive Processes of Nursing Communication |
3 |
Fall |
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BNURS 450 |
Professional Development Seminar I |
1 |
Fall |
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BNURS 451 |
Professional Development Seminar II |
1 |
Spring |
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Total |
35 |
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