RN to BSN

The RN to BSN program courses are 100% online to accommodate a working nurse’s schedule. Full and part-time options are available to provide flexibility for the working registered nurse. Faculty are available at SHSU main campus and at The Woodlands Center for questions and advising.

The RN-BSN Online Track is designed for the student who is enrolled in or graduated from a community college with a degree in nursing and is eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN, or who has passed the NCLEX-RN, holds a current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse and wishes to obtain the baccalaureate degree. Earning a baccalaureate degree will open more doors in an RNs nursing career, allowing for positions of leadership and possibly further academic degrees.

There are three types of admission to SHSU’s RN to BSN program:

1) Unconditional Admission

2) Conditional Admission

3) Joint Admission while enrolled in a community college nursing program.

The table below illustrates the requirements for each type of admission.

Nursing Admission

Admission Type	Application to SHSU	Application to RN BSN	Texas RN License	Cumulative GPA	Prerequisiste GPA	1Proof of Clinical Readiness	Completion of all Prerequisite Courses
Unconditional	X	X	X	2.5	2.5	X	X
Conditional	X	X	WITHIN 1 SEMESTER	2.5	2.5	X	ALL BUT 4 COURSES*
Joint	X	X	WITHIN 1 SEMESTER AFTER ENROLLMENT	2.75	2.5	X	ALL BUT 4 COURSES*

¹  Proof of clinical readiness: Completion of all immunizations, CPR, liability and health insurance, background check, and drug screen prior to enrolling in clinical courses.

* Four of the pre-requisite courses may be taken following enrollment in RN-BSN program, but must be taken within one year.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
RN to BSN (available Fall 2014)
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)		6
Component Area II (Mathematics)		3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)		8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)		3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)		3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)		6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)		6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)		3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)		4
Degree Specific Requirements
BIOL 2401	Human Anatomy 1	4
BIOL 2402	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 2420	Intro Applied Microbiology	4
or BIOL 3470	General Microbiology
CHEM 1406	Inorganic & Envir Chemistry 1	4
or CHEM 1411	General Chemistry I
MATH 1314	Pre Calculus Algebra 1	3
MATH 1369	Elementary Statistics	3
or STAT 1369	Elementary Statistics
or MATH 1370	Intro to Biomedical Statistics
FACS 2362	Nutrition	3
PSYC 1301	Introduction To Psychology 1	3
PSYC 3374	Development Psychology	3
Track Specific Requirements
NURS 3370	RN-to-BSN Role Transition	3
NURS 3040	Older Adult Health Management	3
NURS 3360	Introduction to Research	3
NURS 4030	Community Nursing	3
NURS 4060	Leadership and Management	3
NURS 4381	Legal & Ethical Issues in Nurs	3
NURS 4382	Informatics	3
NURS 4383	Rural Health Nursing	3
NURS 4384	Nursing Genetics and Genomics	3
NURS 4372	RN-to-BSN Capstone	3
Articulation Credit
ADN/Diploma Nursing courses applied to the RN-BSN degree		32
Total Hours		121

1	Prerequisite courses from the Texas Core

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Prenursing Prerequisites and Texas Core		59
Nursing Credit Hours		62
Total Hours		121

Notes

BIOL 2401 is required for this degree and it satisfies the 4 hours of BIOL in Core Component Area III.

BIOL 2420 requires the prerequisite of BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402, CHEM 1411 or CHEM 1406, or  BIOL 2401, CHEM 1411, and CHEM 1406 satisfy 4 to 8 hours in Core Component Area III.

BIOL 3470 requires the prerequisite of BIOL 1411 BIOL 1413, BIOL 2440, CHEM 1412 satisfy 4 to 8 hours in Core Component Area III.

BIOL 2402 requires a grade of “C” or higher in BIOL 2401 and CHEM 1406 .

CHEM 1406 or CHEM 1411 are required for the degree and will satisfy 4 hours in Core Component Area III.

MATH 1314 is required for the degree and will satisfy 3 hours in Core Component Area II.

FACS 2362 requires a prerequisite of BIOL 2401.

NURS 3370 requires admittance to the RN to BSN program.

NURS 3040 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3420, NURS 3430 and the co-requisite of NURS 3540 and NURS 3620.

NURS 3360 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3410, NURS 3430, and admittance to the RN to BSN program.

NURS 4030 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3620, NURS 3040, NURS 3540, NURS 3360, and the co-requisite of NURS 4520 andNURS 4540.

NURS 4060 requires the prerequisite of admittance in to the RN to BSN program for RN to BSN students; and NURS 4030, NURS 4520, NURS 4540, and co-requisite of NURS 4250 and NURS 4620 nor non-RN to BSN students.

NURS 4384 requires the prerequisite of NURS 3370.

Texas Board of Nursing Differentiated Essential Competencies and the SHSU Nursing Curriculum

For more information on Nursing School prerequisites and Texas Core, contact:

• Brandy Colvin, (936) 294-2396, bcolvin@shsu.edu
• RN-BSN: Dr. Denise Neill, PhD, RN, (936) 292-5101, denise.neill@shsu.edu

First Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
BIOL 24011	4	BIOL 2402	4
CHEM 1406 or 14111	4	HIST 13011	3
MATH 13141	3	MATH 1369, STAT 1369, or MATH 1370	3
ENGL 13011	3	ENGL 13021	3
Component Area IX	1	Component Area VIII (Recommend PSYC 1301)	3
	15		16
Second Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
BIOL 2420 or 3470	4	Component Area IV (Recommend PHIL 1301)	3
HIST 13021	3	Component Area IX (Recommend SOCI 2319)	3
FACS 2362	3	Component Area V	3
PSYC 3374	3	POLS 23061	3
POLS 23051	3
	16		12
Third Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours	Third Semester	Hours
NURS 3370	3	NURS 4384	3	NURS 4381	3
NURS 4382	3	NURS 4383	3	NURS 3040	3
NURS 3360	3	NURS 4030	3
	9		9		6
Fourth Year
First Semester	Hours
NURS 4372	3
NURS 4060	3
	6
Total Hours: 89

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Nursing Prerequisites and Texas Core		59
Nursing Credit Hours (32 credits transferred in from ADN and 30 credits in nursing taken at SHSU)		62
Total Hours		121

1	Satisfies Core Curriculum.