College of Nursing
113 and 216 Henderson Hall
Tel: 330-672-7930
Web: http://www.kent.edu/nursing
The RN/BSN Concentration
The RN/BSN concentration, within the major of Nursing, allows Registered Nurses (RNs) with a diploma or associate degree in nursing to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Although there are basic core courses that nursing programs require, there is a variation among the programs. Upon admission to the RN/BSN program, each student receives an individualized education plan delineating the courses the student must complete to earn a BSN.
General Requirements for a BSN
All students graduating with a baccalaureate degree from Kent State University must have completed 36 semester hours of Liberal Education Requirements (LER). These courses reflect Kent State University's LER as they are further specified by the nursing curriculum. The requirements are:
| I. Composition |
6 |
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| ENG | 11011 | College Writing I |
3 |
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| 21011 | College Writing II |
3 |
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| II. Mathematics and Critical Reasoning |
3 |
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| III. Humanities and Fine Arts |
6 |
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| Minimum one course from the humanities section and minimum one course from the fine arts section. |
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| IV. Social Sciences |
6 |
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| PSYC | 11762 | General Psychology |
3 |
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| SOC | 12050 | Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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| V. Basic Sciences |
10 |
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| BSCI | 20020 | Biological Structure and Function |
3 |
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| CHEM | 10050* | Fundamentals of Chemistry |
3 |
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| 10052* | Introduction to Organic Chemistry |
3 |
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| VI. Additional LER Courses |
6 |
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| Courses must be selected from two categories, above. COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication and PHIL 11009 Principles of Thinking may also be taken within this category. |
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| VII. Diversity Course Requirement | ||||
| All students must complete a two-course diversity requirement, consisting of one with a domestic (U.S.) focus and one with a global focus. The domestic (U.S.) focus course is fulfilled in this major with the LER social sciences course SOC 12050. See the list of diversity courses. |
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*Regional campus students may substitute CHEM 10054 General and Elementary Organic Chemistry (5) for CHEM 10050 and 10052.
Writing Intensive Course Requirement
Students must complete a one-course writing intensive requirement and earn a minimum C (2.0) grade. The writing-intensive requirement is fulfilled in the RN/BSN concentration by NURS 40085, Inquiry and Research for Professional Nursing Practice.
Foundational Course Requirements
All students graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing must complete 19 foundational course credits. These foundational requirements are:
| BSCI | 20021 | Basic Microbiology |
3 |
| 30030 | Human Physiology |
4 |
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| 30050 | Human Genetics |
3 |
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| NUTR | 33512 | Nutrition |
3 |
| Choose from the following: |
3 |
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| MATH | 10041 | Elementary Probability and Statistics (3) | |
| PSYC | 21621 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3) | |
| SOC | 32220 | Data Analysis (3) | |
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| 32221 | Data Analysis Laboratory (1) | ||
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Total Foundational Credits |
19 |
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Program of Study for the RN/BSN Concentration
Registered nurse students take the same 40 credits of LERs 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.
RN/BSN Concentration Course Requirements:
| NURS | 40075 | Information and Patient Care Technology for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
| 40085 | Inquiry and Research for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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| 41000 | Concepts and Issues for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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| 42000 | Leadership and Management for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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| 43000 | Health Promotion for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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| 44000 | Population-based Nursing for Professional Nursing Practice (clinical) |
3 |
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| 45000 | Health Maintenance and Restoration for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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| 46000 | Health Care Policy |
3 |
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| 47000 | Capstone Clinical Course for Professional Nursing Practice |
3 |
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Subtotal Nursing course credits |
27 |
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| Upper-division nursing or health care elective* |
3 |
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Subtotal |
30 |
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| Escrow credits** |
33 |
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Total RN/BSN concentration credits |
63 | ||
*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 mare than one time and no more than tow 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.