NURSING - RN TO BSN OPTION 383
Theology: 3 Sacred Scriptures/LTHE 121 3 Theology II Series Philosophy: 3 Introduction to Philosophy I/LPHI 131 3 Philosophy II Series Ethics: 3 Theo/Phil III Series/LTHE 227 or LPHI 237 Social Science: 3 Intro Psychology/PSYC 111 3 Basic Sociology/SOCI 110 Fine Arts: 3 Fine Art Series/LFIN Liberal Studies: 3 History Without Borders/LHST 111 3 Capstone Seminar/NURS 404* Leadership Seminar/NURS 320 __1 40 *NURS 404 fulfills LBST 383 requirements. If NURS 404 is achieved through portfolio, the student must attend a scheduled seminar to fulfill the LBST 383 requirements. III. Completion of 25 credits of nursing pre-requisites: 8 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II/BIOL 115, 116, 117, 118 4 Physiologic Chemistry and lab/CHEM 105 and 108 4 Microbiology/BIOL 106 & 107 3 Human Growth and Development/PSYC 222 3 Nutrition/DIET 202 3 Statistics/PSYC 211 or SOCI 351 or MATH 213 __ 25 IV. Nursing Credits required: 5 Transition to Professional Nursing/NURS 203 (required) 4 Nursing Research/NURS 308 (required) 3 Nurse Power Politics/*NURS 404 (validation by Portfolio available) 5 Promoting Healthy Communities/ NURS 414 (validation by Portfolio available) 3 Management and Leadership in Nursing/ NURS 408 (validation by Portfolio available) __ 19 *If achieved through portfolio, the student must attend a scheduled seminar to fulfill the LBST 383 requirements. V. Elective Credits: To meet the total 128 degree credits and/or 30 institutional credits. 10 Free electives 9 Nursing electives The student must earn 128 credits to complete the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree. The RN to BSN student will have a total of 60 credits in nursing through a combination of articulation credits and those nursing courses taken at Gannon in pursuit of the BSN.