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Nursing

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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:

Complete one of the following courses for two credits:


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

Fall Semester

 Spring Semester

 Summer Semester

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

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