Nursing RN to BSN, NU02

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 26 Credit Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - fulfilled by any two: PSY 100 and SOC 110 or ECON 101, 201,202
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - fulfilled by BIO 121 and CHEM 125 or CHEM 151
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - fulfilled by MATH 130
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Prerequisites for Nursing Program: 33-34 Credit Hours

• BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• BIO 0221 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 5
• BIO 0231 - General and Medical Microbiology 5
• KINE 0385 - Nutrition for Human Development 3
• MATH 0130 - College Algebra 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3

Nursing Requirements: 33 Credit Hours#

• HS 0360 - Health Policy 3
• NURS 0431 - Concepts of Professional Nursing: RN to BSN 3
• NURS 0437 - Advanced Health Assessment 3
• NURS 0444 - Applied Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for the Nursing Professional 4
• NURS 0451 - Innovation in Nursing and Healthcare 4
• NURS 0458 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 4
• NURS 0479 - Population Health for Clinical Practice 4
• NURS 0486 - Leadership, Management, and Nursing Practice 4
• NURS 0493 - BSN Practicum: Application of Learned Concepts 4

Prior Learning/Electives: 26-27 Credit Hours

As needed to total 120 credit hours

Total Hours: 120

• Must include at least 39 upper division (300-400 level) credit hours
• General Education core requirements: area 1A satisfied by PSY 100 and SOC 110 or ECON 101,201, or 202 (6 hrs), area 3 satisfied by CHEM 125 or 151 and BIO 121 (7 hrs), area 4 satisfied by MATH 130

• #Students will be awarded up to 26 credit hours of nursing credit upon successful completion of NURS 431 and NURS 493. This award for credit is based upon licensure as a Registered Nurse and an Associate or Diploma degree from a regionally or nationally accredited and fully state approved Associate Degree or Diploma Nursing program. Area 1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 5B and D for a regionally or nationally accredited and fully state approved Associate degree or Diploma Nursing program may be considered for Prior Learning Assessment credit. A pathway fee of $300.00 will be assessed upon completion of NURS 493 Practicum experience. Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, and Chemistry must have a lab component.