2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing, B.S. major
RN To Baccalaureate Track

Required Credits: 36
Required GPA: 2.25

 I ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

Lower division preparation in nursing is required prior to submitting an application for the major.

Applicants must:

*Be a graduate of a state approved associate degree or diploma nursing program with a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.50

*Be licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the United States (Minnesota or state in which the student resides.) Students may apply and be previously accepted before completing the licensure exam. Full admission to the program requires unencumbered licensure.

*Be formally admitted to Bemidji State University via the Admissions Office.

 II PROGRESSION

All individual nursing courses applied to the upper division major requirements must reflect a letter grade of C or better.

III REQUIRED NURSING COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
• NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 4101 Nursing Research RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Community and Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (3 credits)
• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4240 Evidence, Practice, and Profession (3 credits)

COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)
  (Complete for 2 credits)
• NRSG 4400 Introduction to Camp Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 4407 Roles and Responsibilities of the Camp Nurse (3 credits)

SUGGESTED PART-TIME SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR NURSING MAJOR, B.S.

Fall semester

• NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
• NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
  or NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)

Spring semester

• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
  or NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)
• NRSG 4101 Nursing Research RN-BS (3 credits)

Summer

• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
  or NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)
  
  

Fall Semester

• NRSG 4116 Community and Family Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Nursing Practicum: Community (3 credits)

Spring Semester

• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4240 Evidence, Practice, and Profession (3 credits)

A full time program includes one Fall semester (all Fall courses as above) and one Spring semester (all Spring courses as above), followed by Summer courses as above.