Mar 25, 2026  
Undergraduate Course Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Undergraduate Course Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Registered Nurses, B.S.N.


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Registered Nurses (RN-BSN) Program

The Department of Nursing supports the concept of educational mobility for returning registered nurses (RNs) and is committed to extending opportunities for RNs to achieve the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.

  • Graduation from an approved basic nursing program.
  • Current and unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in State of Employment.
  • Admission to North Carolina Central University.

Curriculum Requirements


  1. Completion of a minimum of 125.5 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. The last 30 hours of course credit must be completed at NCCU.
  2. Completion of the General Education Curriculum  (GEC) and prerequisites for the Nursing major.
  3. Upon satisfactory completion of all admission requirements and NURS 4520  , students will receive 63.5 semester hours of advanced placement credits.
  4. Satisfactory completion of the following:

RN to BSN Curriculum Plan in Nursing


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Note(s):


Distribution of Hours

General Education/Nursing Courses:  63.5 credit hours

Lower Division Pre-Nursing Courses:  4 credit hours

Upper Division Nursing Courses:       58 credit hours

Electives:  ad lib

 

*The last 30 hours of course credit must be completed at NCCU.

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