Nursing: RN to BSN, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2020-2021. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH course designated (A) | 3 | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) | 4 |
| or CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | |
| NSCI 2114 | Principles of Human Nutrition (N) | 4 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 41 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| EDUC 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MICR 2123 & MICR 2132 | Introduction to Microbiology and Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | 5 |
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | 3 |
| Select 4 hours Human Anatomy | 4 | |
| Select 4 hours Physiology | 4 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 17 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA of 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course. | ||
| NURS 3000 | Registered Nursing Experience/License (For Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing + RN License) | 30 |
| HLTH 3723 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 4783 | Health Issues in Gerontology | 3 |
| NURS 3013 | Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 3025 | Health Assessment, Wellness and Community Health | 5 |
| NURS 3033 | Cultural Considerations in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 3043 | Global and Public Health | 3 |
| NURS 4023 | Trends and Issues in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 4034 | Leadership and Management in Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 4043 | Nursing Research and Evidenced-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 4050 | RN-BSN Capstone | 2 |
| Hours Subtotal | 62 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Other Requirements
- 40 hours of upper-division course work.
- Required for graduation:
- 2.50 Overall GPA;
- 2.50 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements; and
- 2.50 GPA in Major Requirements.
- The student must earn minimum grades of “C” or “P” in the College/Departmental Requirements and Major Requirements.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2026.