Nursing RN to BSN

Minimum 124 credits required to complete the RN to BSN program. Credits will be transferred according to FUS credit transfer policy. 

Final 30 credits must be taken at Franciscan University. This program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.

Degree Requirements

Nursing Coursework

NUR 401Family-Centered Community Health Nursing

6

NUR 402Family-Centered Nursing Care of Clients with Complex Health Problems

6

NUR 403Leadership and Management Processes in the Practice of Nursing

6

NUR 404Research in Nursing

3

NUR 435Research Seminar

1

Auxiliary Coursework

BIO 133Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 134Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIO 204Pathophysiology

3

BIO 215Nutrition

3

BIO 217Medical Microbiology

4

 

CHM 110Chemistry with Biological and Medical Applications

3

OR

CHM 111General Chemistry I

3

OR

CHM 114Introductory Physiological Chemistry

3

 

CSC 140Survey of Computers

3

OR

CSC 231Nursing Informatics

3

 

ENG 103Freshman English I

3

PSY 206Psychology of Human Development I

3

PSY 207Psychology of Human Development II

3

Additional BSN Core Requirements

ECO
Economics Core

3

ENG
Literature Core

3

 

HST
History Core

3

OR

American Founding Principles Core

3

 

PHL 113/PHL 503Philosophy of the Human Person

3

PHL 212/PHL 512Foundations of Ethics

3

PSY 204/MTH 204Research Statistics

3

SOC 101Introductory Sociology

3

THE 101Foundations of Catholicism

3

THE 429Sexual and Medical Morality

3