Online RN to BSN Requirements
190 Credits
Offered through NAU Distance Learning in all states except Tennessee.
NOTE: Students must have an associate degree or diploma in nursing with a 2.8 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) or above and a current active unencumbered RN license.
Nursing Major Core (49)
Nursing Major Core |
Credit Hours |
(All of the following 49 credits must be earned at NAU.)
Concepts and Challenges in Professional Nursing |
3 |
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Pathophysiology in Practice |
4 |
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Nursing Theory and Healthcare Delivery Models |
4 |
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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing |
4 |
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Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing |
6 |
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Issues in Transcultural Nursing |
4 |
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Public Health and Community Nursing |
6 |
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Caring for Vulnerable Populations |
4 |
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Information Technology in Nursing |
4 |
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Quality Management in Nursing and Health Care |
4 |
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Leadership and Management in Nursing ** |
6 |
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49 |
Support Core (4)
Healthcare Law |
4 |
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4 |
Nursing or Open Electives (62 credits)
Public Health and Community Nursing Clinical |
2 |
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Or Nursing or Open Electives |
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62 |
|
General Education Core (75)
(Not Available for Block Transfer)
Communications
Composition I |
4.5 |
|
Composition II |
4.5 |
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Interpersonal Professional Communication |
4.5 |
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Technical Communication |
4.5 |
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18 |
Science
If sufficient SC credits are not available for transfer, completion of additional science electives will be required.
SC1200 |
Principles of Nutrition |
4.5 |
SC |
Anatomy and Physiology Electives |
12 |
SC |
Microbiology Elective |
4.5 |
SC |
Science Elective |
4.5 |
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25.5 |
Mathematics
College Algebra |
4.5 |
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Business Statistics |
4.5 |
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9 |
Humanities
Humanities Electives |
9 |
|
9 |
Behavioral/Social Science
Introduction to Sociology |
4.5 |
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Behavioral/Social Science Elective |
4.5 |
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|
9 |
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General Education
CS1500 |
Strategies for Success |
4.5 |
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4.5 |
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** Capstone course
Minimum course grade of "C" required in each nursing course for progression in the nursing program.
Minimum course grade of "C" required for all other courses.
Minimum of 2.0 CGPA required for progression and graduation.
All nursing students are encouraged to complete some advanced or upper division general education course work.
(The university reserves the right to correct clerical errors.)