Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Nursing (RN to BSN

law school, but not taking the 2+3 option, are strongly encouraged to take LGL450 LSAT/ LSAC Preparation as part of their open intersection or Professional Studies minor.

When enrolling, Legal Studies bachelor’s students are strongly encouraged to take an open intersection and minor in Professional Studies and to take the following additional Legal Studies courses as part of that intersection and/or minor:

LGL320/LGS270 Business Organizations LGL330/LGS275 Bankruptcy Law LGL340/LGS290 Fundamentals of Real Estate Law LGL420 Advanced Topics in Law

Students entering Central Penn prior to Summer 2022 may substitute the following courses for Legal Studies core courses under prior catalogs:

Substitute LGL410 Legal Career Seminar for LGS285 Legal Seminar. Substitute LGL430 Advanced Topics in Law or LGL450 LSAT/LSAC Preparation* for LGS310 Legal Communications.

*Should only be taken by students planning on applying to law school.

Effective Summer 2022, students transferring credits into the Legal Studies bachelor’s program may not transfer more than 15 credits of legal specialty courses. Legal specialty courses are:

LGL210/LGS135 Legal Research and Writing I LGL211/LGS280 Legal Research and Writing II LGL220/LGS140 Civil Litigation I LGL221/LGS230 Civil Litigation II LGL240/LGS200 Contracts and Commercial Transactions LGL270/LGS160 Wills and Estates LGL280/LGS190 Family Law LGL330/LGS275 Bankruptcy Law LGL340/LGS290 Fundamentals of Real Estate Law

All transfers of legal specialty courses must be approved by the Program Director. LGL210, LGL211, LGS220, and LGL221 may not be replaced with transfer credits unless the transferred courses were taken in a traditional classroom format.

Central Penn College is currently not enrolling students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) program. The program is tentatively scheduled to begin enrolling in Spring 2023.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) Program is an online RN to BSN program designed to meet the educational needs of the Registered Nurse (RN). All courses are 100% online and practice experiences to support professional nursing

expertise and career development are accomplished in the student’s local area, if available. The BSN degree provides a base for nurses to assume professional nursing roles in a variety of healthcare settings and to meet requirements for enrollment in advanced practice and specialty graduate nursing education programs.

The Central Penn College Nursing Program mission is to provide nursing education that prepares graduates to assume professional nursing roles in a variety of settings and achieve expanded career goals, including entry into graduate programs in nursing.

• Analyze principles, models, and research studies from nursing and related disciplines to support evidence-based practice (EBP) decisions, patient care safety, and quality improvement in clinical practice. • Incorporate the use of appropriate patient care technology to facilitate management and provision of interdisciplinary care. • Evaluate current issues and trends in healthcare policies and participate in actions that advance the nursing profession and individual professional development. • Collaborate effectively with nursing colleagues, other disciplines, patients and families to create safe and culturally competent health care outcomes. • Apply the nursing process to address health promotion and complex care issues of diverse populations across the life span in a variety of health care environments. • Share and assume responsibility for leadership in monitoring and ensuring high quality care as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. • Demonstrate professional, ethical and legal accountability in the provision and delegation of nursing care.

• Validation of current unencumbered RN license in state of residence and state where student expects to complete courses that involve practice experiences. • Graduation from an ACEN, formerly NLNAC, approved associate degree or diploma in nursing program with grade point average of 2.5 or better, confirmed by review of official transcripts. • Submission of Central Penn College application and official transcripts of previous college education for transfer credit evaluation. • Letters of Reference: Two (2) professional/academic references (former educator, professional colleague or supervisor at place of employment) to Central Penn

College Admissions Department. • Essay: Submission of a written paper that addresses professional experience (past work and education experience) and goals for completion of the BSN degree.

• Analyze principles, models, and research studies from nursing and related disciplines to support evidence-based practice (EBP) decisions, patient care safety, and quality improvement in clinical practice. • Incorporate the use of appropriate patient care technology to facilitate management and provision of interdisciplinary care. • Evaluate current issues and trends in healthcare policies and participate in actions that advance the nursing profession and individual professional development. • Collaborate effectively with nursing colleagues, other disciplines, patients and families to create safe and culturally competent health care outcomes.

• Apply the nursing process to address health promotion and complex care issues of diverse populations across the life span in a variety of health care environments. • Share and assume responsibility for leadership in monitoring and ensuring high quality care as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. • Demonstrate professional, ethical and legal accountability in the provision and delegation of nursing care.

In recognition of the life experience learning associated with achievement of licensure and practice as an RN, 15 credits applicable to General Education credit requirements are granted on admission for validation of a current unencumbered RN license in the state of residence and the state where the student expects to complete practice experience requirements while enrolled in the program.

Compliances that are required by clinical agencies need to be completed prior to enrollment in courses with practice experiences. Requirements e.g. Professional Liability Insurance, documentation of CPR certification for Health Care Provider, etc. are presented in the Nursing Program Student Handbook and completed as part of meeting the course requirements for NUR300 Philosophy of Professional Nursing, the first nursing course in the RN to BSN program. The Practice Experiences Compliances Policy is published in the Nursing Program Handbook available at the Nursing Program home page, on the Central Penn College’s website. Practice experiences are an expected part of all BSN programs, including RN to BSN to meet national standards. Experiences are focused on application of new skills acquired to support BSN practice roles and not like clinical in pre-licensure programs.

Central Penn requires a minimum of 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree. A potential of 60 credits will be accepted by transfer for an Associate degree in nursing and 15 credits will be granted for validation of a current RN license. Students will complete 49 credits at Central Penn College: Nursing Program Core Courses - 37 credits and General Education - 12 credits. Students who fail to meet the requirements for graduation with a bachelor’s degree at Central Penn College through transfer credits will be required to take additional courses.

ALH370 Healthcare Informatics ALH375 The Inter-professional Healthcare Team ALH388 Healthcare Quality Management NUR330 Philosophy of Professional Nursing NUR335 Introduction to Nursing Research NUR350 Health Assessment* NUR410 Community Health Promotion and Education* NUR420 Leadership, Management and Role Transition* NUR430 Evidenced-Based Practice in Complex Care NUR498 Capstone for Nursing* 300+ level Nursing Elective 300+ level Nursing Elective

*Includes Practice Experience