Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Our program meets your needs, helping you maintain your current career while furthering your education.
Program Overview
Advance Your Career with Our RN to BSN Program! Our RN to BSN program is designed for Registered Nurses (RNs) who are ready to expand their knowledge, increase their earning potential, and open new doors in healthcare leadership. Our curriculum is designed to expand your clinical and theoretical knowledge, focusing on evidence-based practice, nursing leadership, and community health.
Stay competitive
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), 80 percent of working nurses will obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) by 2025.
Degree Requirements
- Apply online for free.
- Submit Official transcripts from all previous nursing programs.
- Submit the FAFSA (Donnelly’s school code 001914).
- Active RN license in good standing.
- Prior completion of an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
BSN Career Paths
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse anesthetist
- Labor and Delivery Nurse
- Cardiac Nurse
- Nurse Manager
- Nurse Informatics & Electronic Health Records Specialist
- Forensic Nurse
- Legal Nurse Consultant
COMMUNICATIONS (6 credits)
- EN 111 – Composition I
- EN 112 - Composition II
MATH, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (14 credits)
- BL 136 – Anatomy and Physiology
- BL 136.1 – Anatomy and Physiology (Lab)
- IT 111 – Business IT Applications
- NU 207 – Pathophysiology
- NU 214 – Nutrition for Nursing
HUMANITIES (9 credits)
- HS 102 – Modern World Civilizations
- PH 100 – Logic
- PH 112 – Philosophy of the Human Person
SOCIAL SCIENCE (12 credits)
- NU 230 – Abnormal Psychology
- PY 101 – General Psychology
- PY 205 – Human Growth and Development
- SO 100 – Introduction to Sociology
CONCENTRATION COURSES (33 credits with a C or better)
- NU 300 – Role Identity and Transitions
- NU 310 – Healthcare Delivery Systems
- NU 315 – Nursing Theories and Models
- NU 320 – Evidence-Based Practice
- NU 325 – Community and Population Health
- NU 400 – Advanced Health Assessment
- NU 405 – Biostatistics for Healthcare
- NU 410 – Nursing Law and Ethics
- NU 415 – Nursing Informatics
- NU 430 – Leadership and Management