Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N.

A minor is not required with this major.

Admission In addition to meeting all requirements established for admission to Central Connecticut State University*, the applicant must:

• Be licensed currently as a registered nurse in Connecticut;**
• Carry and provide documentation of adequate malpractice and health insurance;
• Have completed a minimum of 45 undergraduate credits from an accredited college or university;
• Have advisement by nursing faculty;
• Be CPR certified;
• Meet specific immunization and OSHA requirements;
• Successfully complete the state articulation agreement (35 credits of nursing transferred from associate degree or diploma school program) prior to enrolling in NRSE 303; and
• Complete the BSN program within five years of taking NRSE 303.

*Admission to the University does not guarantee advancement to upper division nursing courses.

**Applicants in their final year of a diploma or associate degree may be accepted on a provisional basis.

Note: 120 credits required for degree.

RN to BSN Major & Related Requirements:

NRSE 246	Ethical Issues in Professional Nursing Practice	3
NRSE 300	Nursing Assessment	4
NRSE 301	Theoretical Foundations of Nursing	3
NRSE 305	Evidence-Based Practice for the Professional Nurse	3
NRSE 413	Population- and Community-Based Nursing Care	4
NRSE 414	Policy and Practice for the Professional Nurse	3
NRSE 492	Leadership for the Professional Nurse	3
NRSE 496	Synthesis of Baccalaureate Nurse Practice	2
BIO 318/BMS 318	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
	or
BMS 318/BIO 318	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
	and
BIO 319/BMS 319	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
	or
BMS 319/BIO 319	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
PSY 136	Life-Span Development	3
BMS 216	Microbiology for Nursing	3
	or
BMS 316	Microbiology	4
	and
STAT 104	Elementary Statistics	3
	or
STAT 200	Business Statistics	3
	or
STAT 215	Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I	3
	and
	up to 35 additional articulation credits in Nursing.
Total Credit Hours:		74-75