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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) in R.N. to B.S.N.
120 Credits
Built for working nurses, this program puts you on an affordable, flexible path to earning your B.S.N. Graduate with a respected Indiana University degree with IU East. Nursing classes meet just once per week for three semesters and you have online and site-based options.
Why a B.S.N.?
The baccalaureate program offers a creative curriculum for the education of professional nurses competent in meeting the current and future health needs of society. The curriculum prepares graduates to function as practitioners in acute and long-semester care, community settings, home care, and other nontraditional settings, and also provides a foundation for leadership positions and graduate study. The graduate of the B.S.N. program possesses a broad knowledge of the humanities, the biological and social sciences, and nursing. As a beginning practitioner, the graduate applies well-developed problem-solving skills in caring for individuals, families, and communities.
This program is part of the School of Nursing & Health Sciences.
Degree Requirements
Nursing Course Requirements (65 cr)
- NURS-B 331 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice*
- NURS-B 344 Comprehensive Health Assessment
- NURS-B 304 Health Policy
- NURS-B 404 Informatics
- NURS-H 375 Nursing Research
- NURS-S 474 Applied Healthcare Ethics
- NURS-S 475 A Multisystem Approach to the Health of the - Community: RN BSN
- NURS-R 470 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone
- NURS-S 487 Nursing Management: RN BSN
- Nursing Elective
* When NURS-B 331 is completed you will receive 35 credit hours of special credit added to your transcript at no cost.
Program Requirements
The minimum requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing are 120 credit hours. Students with less than 120 credit hours must take additional course work to meet requirements. Students beginning the major nursing courses must complete all course work within six years.
All nursing courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Failure to receive a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) upon repeating a nursing course or failure in two nursing courses will result in dismissal.
Complete the 30-hour residency requirement in nursing that will be met by the upper division nursing courses. Correspondence courses will not count toward the thirty-hour residency requirement in nursing.