bsn degree plan completion

Students must complete the BSN Degree Plan requirements in the published course progression to graduate.

1. BSN Degree Plan Requirements                        Credit Hours
   General Education Core & Degree Base                           51
   Nursing Validation Base (ADN/Diploma Courses)              38
   BSN Nursing Base Courses                                               32
   Total Credit Hours                                                    121
2. BSN Course Progression
   To progress through in the published sequence below, the BSN student must maintain:
   
   1. A minimum grade of "C" (73-76.9) in each course. A student may not progress to other courses until the minimum grade is achieved in failed course.
   2. Updated Plan of Study each semester.
   3. Current registered nurse licensure.
   4. Current CPR certification.
   5. Current immunizations.
   6. Current with UTB graduation application deadlines.

   Full time students take 16 credit hours over two semesters. Part time student take 8 credit hours over four semesters. Students must complete coursework within three years of admission into the BSN Program.

   Students who have successfully completed seven BSN credit hours are granted 38 additional credit hours towards their BSN Degree Plan for their ADN or Diploma course work (Nursing Validation Base).

                           Semester I
   NURS 4305      Perspectives in Professional Nursing Practice
                          Course Prerequisite: Admission to BSN Program
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4407      Foundations of Holistic Nursing
                          Course Prerequisite: Admission to BSN Program
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4309      Research and Evidence-Based Nursing Professional
                          Course Prerequisite: Admission to BSN Program
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4611      Health Promotion in Professional Nursing
                          Course Prerequisite: Admission to BSN Program
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   
   

                           Semester II
   NURS 4313      Transcultural Nursing
                          Course Prerequisite: NURS 4305, NURS 4407,
                          NURS 4309, NURS 4611
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4615      Professional Nursing in the Community
                          Course Prerequisite: NURS 4305, NURS 4407,
                          NURS 4309, NURS 4611
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4217      Contemporary Issues in Nursing
                          Course Prerequisite: NURS 4305, NURS 4407,
                          NURS 4309, NURS 4611
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor
   NURS 4519      Leadership in Professional Nursing
                          Course Prerequisite: NURS 4305, NURS 4407,
                          NURS 4309, NURS 4611
                          Course may be taken with permission of instructor