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Bachelor of Science

Nursing (RN to BSN)


Credits

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


ADN to BSN General Education Requirements


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.

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


ANTH 325

Death: A Comparative Perspective

ANTH 335

Culture, Health and Healing

BNURS 320

Statistics for Health Research

BNURS 326

Introduction to Forensic Nursing

BIO 351

Medical Genetics

ENGL 301

Writing in the Disciplines

POLS 300

Health Politics and Policy

Future course offerings are under development.


Upper Division Nursing Coursework


Course Number

Course Title

Credits

Quarter Offered

BNURS 340

Advanced Clinical Reasoning

3

Winter

BNURS 350

Professional Writing for Nurses

3

Fall

BNURS 402

Family in the Community: Implications For Urban and Rural Health

3

Winter

BNURS 403

Scholarly Inquiry: Connecting Research to Practice

3

Spring

BNURS 407

Perspectives on Diversity

3

Winter

BNURS 408

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

3

Winter

BNURS 409

Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment Theory

3

Fall

BNURS 410

Contemporary Ethical Perspectives in Nursing

3

Winter/Spring

BNURS 411

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

3

Spring

BNURS 412

Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems

3

Spring

BNURS 430

Interactive Processes of Nursing Communication

3

Fall

BNURS 450

Professional Development Seminar I

1

Fall

BNURS 451

Professional Development Seminar II

1

Spring

Total

35