Updated 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Nursing, B.S. major
RN To Baccalaureate Track

Required Credits: 36
Required GPA: 2.25

I ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

• Be fully admitted to Bemidji State University
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Submit a Department of Nursing Application
• Be a graduate of a state-approved associate degree or diploma nursing program.
  There are no required pre-requisite courses.
• Be licensed to practice as a registered nurse or be a graduate with license pending.
  Full admission to the program requires unencumbered licensure.
• Have internet access suitable for delivery of online courses and peer collaboration.
  Submit
  
  •  A current, unencumbered RN license number
  •  CPR certification
  •  Current, up-to-date immunizations and Mantoux
• Complete both a Federal and State(in state the student resides)background study that shows the ability to provide direct patient care. A student that is not authorized to provide unsupervised care, based on background study results, will be unable to progress in the program.
• Students must reside in Minnesota, North Dakota, or Wisconsin and a student must have an unencumbered RN license from the state in which they reside. If a student changes state of residency while in the program they may not be able to continue in the program unless they move to North Dakota, Wisconsin, or Minnesota. If a student changes states of residency, they must notify the Department of Nursing.
• Clinical sites may have additional eligibility requirements specific to their facilities, which students must meet in addition to those listed above.

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)
  or NRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & 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 THE FOLLOWING COURSE FOR TWO CREDITS:

• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 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)
  or NRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & 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.