Updated 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog | 20245

Nursing, B.S. major
RN To Baccalaureate Track

Required Credits: 32
Required GPA: 2.25

I ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

• Be fully admitted to Bemidji State University
• Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in previous RN program
• Submit a Department of Nursing Application
• Applicants to the program must have earned an associate degree or diploma degree as a registered nurse or be licensed RNs by the end of the first semester in the BSU RN-BS program (must have RN License prior to starting NRSG 4116/NRSG 4120). If a license is not aquired within the first 16 weeks of the program, the student will no longer be eligible to progress in RN-BS nursing courses.
• Be licensed to practice as a registered nurse or be a graduate with license pending in Minnesota, Wisconsin or North Dakota. Full admission to the program requires unencumbered licensure. See below, unencumbered RN license information.
• Have internet access suitable for delivery of online courses, practice experiences and peer collaboration.
• 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 (must have RN License prior to starting NRSG 4116/NRSG 4120). If a student has an encumbered RN license, they are not eligible for admittance to the program. 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.

 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 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Family and Population Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Family and Population Health Practicum (4 credits)
• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4260 Evidence, Practice, and Research (4 credits)

Complete one of the following courses for two credits:

• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3410 APA Format, Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3430 Health Promotion (2 credits)
• NRSG 3440 Palliative Care Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3450 Holistic Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3460 Child Abuse and Nursing Forensics (3 credits)
• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)

Suggested part-time Semester Schedule | Nursing, B.S.

Fall Semester

• NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
  or NRSGS 3400

 Spring Semester

• NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)

 Summer Semester

• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
  
  Complete one of the following courses for 2 credits
• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)
• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & Nursing (3 credits)
  (if not taken in lieu of NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing)
• NRSG 3410 APA Format, Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3430 Health Promotion (2 credits)
• NRSG 3440 Palliative Care Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3450 Holistic Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3460 Child Abuse and Nursing Forensics (3 credits)

Fall Semester

• NRSG 4116 Family and Population Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Family and Population Health Practicum (4 credits)

Spring Semester

• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4260 Evidence, Practice, and Research (4 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