Nursing - Bachelor Degree Program Continued PROGRAM SPECIFICS: 1. Matriculated students must be licensed as an RN in the State of Pennsylvania within one (1) semester of matriculation. 2. After the first semester, students who are not licensed as an RN may not register for nursing courses. 3. The ratio of credit hours to contact/clock hours is as follows: Classroom (1:1), Clinical (1:3), and Seminar (1:3). TRANSFER EVALUATION Graduates of both diploma and associate degree programs who have earned college credits from regionally-accredited junior or senior colleges may apply to have up to ninety (90) total credits accepted by Mount Aloysius College and applied toward a bachelor’s degree subject to the requirements of the intended major as well as the core and graduation requirements of the College. Credits for previous coursework in nursing will be granted, up to a maximum of thirty (30) to forty (40) credits, upon successful completion of the RN-BSN Program. Prospective students who have graduated from an NLNAC accredited basic nursing program within the past three (3) years prior to admission or have work experience as an RN equivalent to 1000 hours within the past three (3) years qualify for direct articulation from their basic nursing program into the RN-BSN Program. Prospective students who have not graduated from an NLNAC accredited basic nursing program within the past three (3) years prior to admission or who do not have 1000 hours of work experience as an RN within the past three (3) years may validate their current nursing knowledge through successful completion of the NLN Accelerated Challenge Exam (ACE) II - RN-BSN. Test results will be valid for up to three years by which time the student must have begun nursing courses at Mount Aloysius College. If more than three years have passed, the student must show additional evidence of current knowledge. Students who are currently certified by a recognized organization may use the certification as evidence of validation of nursing knowledge in the area of certification. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE - RN-BSN CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS College Foundation Communication/Writing Upper-Division Literature Literature/Arts/Theatre History/Political Science Science Math Technology Religious Studies/Philosophy Social Science Cultural Diversity Integrated Discipline Capping
CLS 101/102 EN 110 EN 111 300-400-level EN AR, EN, MU HS, PS BL, CH, SC CM 220 CS 103 RS, PL 300-400-level RS CR, EC, GE, PY, SO NU 403 (part of major) NU 401 (part of major) Total credits in core
169
Credits 1-3 3 3 3 3 3 3-4 3 3 3 3 6 37-40