2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF NURSING Bachelor of Science in Nursing | RN to BSN Flex Choice Competency-Based Education Program | 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN • Hospitals • Clinical Practice • Administration • Nursing Education • Nursing Leadership OBJECTIVE This program prepares the graduate as a nurse adhering to the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. Students develop a professional identity as advocates, leaders, and innovators grounded in a sense of inquiry and commitment to lifelong learning. Knowledge provided by a liberal education, integrated with nursing principles, serves as a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning, scaffolding into the application of clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. Graduates are prepared to collaborate with interprofessional teams and promote excellence through cost-effective, accessible, multidimensional care in a rapidly changing, multicultural, global environment. Emphasis is placed on the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health as graduates prepare to practice among communities of interest. The innovative, outcomes-based, laddered curricular framework aligns with the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Competencies, National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Competencies, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. The program is differentiated by relevant, contemporary curricular design and innovative courses, including the choice of nursing electives. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS • Applicants must hold a current unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by a board of nursing in the U.S. • Applicants to this program are exempt from the Entrance Placement Exam requirements. • Students are required to provide their official transcript from the institution that conferred their associate’s degree in nursing no later than the Friday of the 13th week of their enrollment, or they may be administratively withdrawn from the University. • Applicants with prior college credits will receive a transcript evaluation during the admissions process. • Applicants will receive written communication from the University confirming acceptance once all admissions requirements have been met, including attendance at programmatic orientation. • Accepted applicants must complete the Rasmussen University online orientation. • Additional program-specific requirements may be specified at the time of enrollment. • Students are required to provide their official transcript from the institution that conferred their associate’s degree in nursing no later than the Friday of the 13th week of their enrollment, or they may be administratively withdrawn from the University. Credit Articulation: Applicants for the Rasmussen University RN to BSN program may be awarded up to a maximum of 110 lower-level proficiency transfer credits. • Applicants who have successfully completed an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, and who satisfy all program admission requirements will be awarded an articulation transfer equivalent to 102 lower-level credits toward this program. An additional eight (8) lower-level General Education elective credits may be awarded when additional coursework was completed that was not part of the conferred Associate’s degree in Nursing. • Applicants without an Associate’s degree in Nursing who satisfy all program admission requirements, will be awarded an articulation transfer of 63 credits in transfer to this program based on licensure. In addition, up to 47 additional transfer credits may be awarded for successfully completed applicable lower-division General Education coursework; • if incoming lower-division General Education credits total fewer than 47 credits, up to 8 credits will be required to be completed through Credit by Assessment (CbA) options from a designated course pool; • lower-division General Education credits not transferred must be completed either prior to enrolling or during the first 18 months of enrollment. The following Credit by Assessment (CbA) options reflect the designated course pool to select from to fulfill the 8-credit requirement. These must be completed no later than 18 months from starting the program and prior to completing the last faculty- led course in the program: • ART 1204 Art Appreciation (Humanities) • COM 1002 Introduction to Communication (Communications) • COM 1388 Communicating in your Profession (Communications) • ECO 1000 Principles of Economics • HUM 2023 Humanities (Humanities) • PHI 1520 Ethics Around the Globe (Humanities) • PHI 2103 Introduction to Critical Thinking (Humanities) • SSE 1250 Multiculturalism and Diversity (Social Sciences) Applicants without an Associate’s Degree in Nursing are required to have previously completed all of the General Education course requirements that align to the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program offered in Florida. Applicants who have not completed all of these requirements are not eligible to enroll in this program. Up to 24 additional upper-level proficiency transfer credits may be awarded applicable to upper-level General Education course requirements. A maximum of 134 transfer credits may be awarded for this program. A student must achieve a documented total of 180 credits (110 Lower Division and 70 Upper Division) in order to graduate from the BSN program. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course) Humanities (Select 2 courses) Math / Natural Sciences (Required course) STA 3215 Social Sciences (Select 2 courses) See page 90 for General Education Course Selections. CORE COURSES Upper Division NUR 3306 NUR 3472 NUR 3561 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice Emerging Healthcare Technologies and Innovation Practice Excellence Through Innovation NUR 3643 Research and Theory NUR 4153 Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgement NUR 4244 Public Health Nursing NUR 4327 Influence of Policy, Finance, and Law on Healthcare NUR 4590 Professional Identity of the Nurse Leader NUR 4681 Global Health NUR 4922 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Capstone Upper-Division Nursing Elective (Select 1 course) NUR 3738 Integrative Nursing NUR 3894 Contemporary Issues in Nursing NUR 3907 Scholarly Communication in Nursing Transferred Lower-Division Credits Unrestricted General Education Electives Upper-Division General Education Credits Upper-Division Core Credits Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits All courses within this program are competency-based education (CBE) courses This online program is not available to residents of all states. Please speak with a Admissions Advisor to determine your eligibility for enrollment. The RN to BSN is a post-RN licensure program and is not designed to prepare graduates for any advanced practice or other state-issued nursing license. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree at Rasmussen University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791 This program is offered online in Illinois. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 69 Inferential Statistics and Analytics 8 4 8 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 102 8 24 46 180
