Nursing - R.N/B.S.N Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

Program of Study for the RN/BSN Concentration

Registered nurse students take the same 36 credits of Kent Core and 19 credits of foundational courses that are required of all BSN  students. Once RN/BSN students enter the RN/BSN concentration, they take 27 credits of nursing courses specially designed for the RN and a 3 credit upper-division health care or nursing elective. After successful completion of Nursing 41000, Concepts and Issues for Professional Nursing Practice, the RN/BSN student receives up to 33 University credits in nursing following the Ohio Nursing Articulation Model. Students must have 122 credits to graduate.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (82 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	20021	Basic Microbiology	3
		30030	Human Physiology	4
		30050	Human Genetics	3
	NURS	40075	Information and Patient Care Technology	3
		40085	Inquiry and Research for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		41000	Concepts and Issues for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		42000	Leadership and Management for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		43000	Health Promotion for Professional Nursing Practice (clinical)	3
		44000	Population-based Nursing for Professional Nursing Practice (clinical)	3
		45000	Health Maintenance and Restoration for Professional Nursing Practice	3
		46000	Health Care Policy	3
		47000	Capstone Clinical Course for Professional Nursing Practice	3
	NUTR	33512	Nutrition	3
	Upper-division nursing or health care elective*			3
	Escrow credits**			33
	Choose from the following:			3-4
	MATH	10041	Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (3)
	SOC	32220 32221	Data Analysis (3) and Data Analysis Laboratory (1)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (39 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function	5
KAD	CHEM	10050	Fundamentals of Chemistry*	3
KBS		10052	Introduction to Organic Chemistry*	2
KSS	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
KSS	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	General Electives (lower or upper division)			5
MINIMUM TOTAL				122

*Permission of director required.
**RN/BSN students will receive credit for up to 33 University semester hours of nursing courses upon completion of NURS 41000 Concepts and Issues in Professional Nursing Practice.

Progression
The student must complete all nursing course with a 2.0 grade point average or higher. The student may not repeat any clinical course more than one time and no more than two clinical courses may be repeated. Students attaining two failures in clinical nursing courses are automatically dismissed from the nursing program. A grade of C (2.00) must be obtained on repeat to avoid dismissal from the nursing program.

Graduation
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is granted to registered nurses who complete the planned program of study with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) and a minimum of 2.00 in each nursing course. Students also need to meet all other university requirements for graduation and complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at Kent State University.