Nursing, RN-BSN Option

Curriculum Requirements

This program is designed for the Registered Nurse who has a license to practice in the State of North Carolina.  The student will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to function as professional nurses in a variety of health care settings.  Throughout the curriculum the student will obtain competencies for professional nursing practice including critical thinking, decision making, communication, leadership, and high-tech procedures to respond to changing needs and environments in today’s health care settings.

1. 120 Semester Hours:

Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better.  Students must have a cumulative average of 77 in all nursing courses for success.  Students who fail a nursing course, will have the opportunity to repeat the course only once.

2. General Education Requirement: 37 Credits

Students are required to have 37 GEC credits that can be transferred from the Associate Degree or taken at NCCU.

Students are given 61.0 Advance placement credits for completion of the Associate Degree in Nursing or the Diploma in Nursing.  Science courses are included in the Advanced Placement.

All general education requirements must be complete prior to admission to the nursing program. If necessary, no more than one GEC course can be taken after admission to the nursing program.

• ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)
• MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)
• SOCI 2000 - Global Societies and Human Behavior (3)
• MATH 1110 - Elementary Statistics (3)
• ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)
• HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)
• HEDU 1531 - Health (2)
• HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)
• HUM 2420 - Arts & Humanities II (3)

• Foreign Language II (3)

• PSY 2100 - General Psychology (3)
• KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)
• MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech and Communication (3)

3. Program Requirements:

4. Additional Requirements

During the practicum experience, students will complete a 45-hour Community Assessment Project in an appropriate setting approved by the Prelicensure Clinical Coordinator, community Nursing faculty, and the Director of the RN-BSN program. 

Program Notes:

Thirty (30) credit hours must be complete at NCCU.

Curriculum Plan

The RN-BSN students will transfer or complete the following courses prior to admission to the nursing program.

• NURS 4520 - Introduction to Professional Nursing for RNs (3)  
• NURS 4550 - Nursing Research for RNs (3)  
• NURS 4540 - Special Health Care Problems for RNs (3)  
• NURS 4560 - Leadership and Management for RNs (3)  
• NURS 4580 - Community Health for RNs (4)  
• NURS 4530 - Health Assessment for RNs (3)  

    See the following nursing electives:

• NURS 3301 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)  
• NURS 4205 - Global Health Perspectives (3)  

       Note:

       The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU to receive a Baccalaureate Degree.