180 Total Credits required for ADN to BSN Degree Requirements

General Education Credits (total earned in ADN and/or BSN)

65

Nursing Credits in ADN

35

Nursing Credits for RN Licensure

35

Upper Division Nursing Courses

35

Upper Division General Education Electives

10

Total Credits

180

Foreign Language

Two years in high school of the same foreign language or 10 credits of one language at the college level.¹

Mathematics

Requirement fulfilled by advanced math or statistics (with petition).

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

5 credits.

Requirement fulfilled by statistics.

Writing

15 credits.

Must include 5 credits of English composition and 10 additional credits of writing-intensive coursework.²

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.

Social Sciences

15 credits.

May be completed in OC ADN and BSN programs.

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.

Electives

To complete total of 65 general education requirements.

ANTH 325

Death: A Comparative Perspective

ANTH 335

Culture, Health, and Healing

BNURS 320*

Statistics for Health Research

BIOL 351

Medical Genetics

BNURS 321

Nursing Informatics

BNURS 323

U.S. Health Care Crisis

BNURS 326A

Introduction to Forensic Nursing

ENGL 328

British Literature IV

HUMAN 320

Women in American Culture

Future course offerings are under development.
*BNURS 320 does not count towards the 10 credits of upper division electives needed for graduation.

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

BNURS 340

Advanced Clinical Reasoning

3

BNURS 350

Professional Writing for Nurses

3

BNURS 402

Family in the Community: Implications For Urban and Rural Health

3

BNURS 403

Scholarly Inquiry: Connecting Research to Practice

3

BNURS 407

Perspectives on Diversity

3

BNURS 408

Health and Wellness Promotion with Community Partners (Clinical for BNURS 402)

3

BNURS 409

Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment Theory

3

BNURS 410

Contemporary Ethical Perspectives in Nursing

3

BNURS 411

Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment Application (Clinical for BNURS 409)

3

BNURS 412

Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems

3

BNURS 430

Interactive Processes of Nursing Communication

3

BNURS 450

Professional Development Seminar I

1

BNURS 451

Professional Development Seminar II

1

Total

35