Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N.
	
A minor is not required with this major.
	
		
			
		
Admission In addition to meeting all requirements established for admission to Central Connecticut State University*, the applicant must:
    - Be licensed currently as a registered nurse in Connecticut;**
 
    - Carry and provide documentation of adequate malpractice and health insurance;
 
    - Have completed a minimum of 45 undergraduate credits from an accredited college or university;
 
    - Have advisement by nursing faculty;
 
    - Be CPR certified;
 
    - Meet specific immunization and OSHA requirements;
 
    - Successfully complete the state articulation agreement (35 credits of nursing transferred from associate degree or diploma school program) prior to enrolling in NRSE 303; and
 
    - Complete the BSN program within five years of taking NRSE 303.
 
*Admission to the University does not guarantee advancement to upper division nursing courses.
**Applicants in their final year of a diploma or associate degree may be accepted on a provisional basis.
Note: 120 credits required for degree.
			RN to BSN Major & Related Requirements:
		
			
				| NRSE 246 | Ethical Issues in Professional Nursing Practice | 3  | 
			
				| NRSE 300 | Nursing Assessment | 4  | 
			
				| NRSE 301 | Theoretical Foundations of Nursing | 3  | 
			
				| NRSE 305 | Evidence-Based Practice for the Professional Nurse | 3  | 
			
				| NRSE 413 | Population- and Community-Based Nursing Care | 4  | 
			
				| NRSE 414 | Policy and Practice for the Professional Nurse | 3  | 
			
				| NRSE 492 | Leadership for the Professional Nurse | 3  | 
			
				| NRSE 496 | Synthesis of Baccalaureate Nurse Practice | 2  | 
			
				| BIO 318/BMS 318 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4  | 
			
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				| BMS 318/BIO 318 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4  | 
			
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				| BIO 319/BMS 319 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4  | 
			
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				| BMS 319/BIO 319 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4  | 
			
				| PSY 136 | Life-Span Development | 3  | 
			
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				| BMS 216 | Microbiology for Nursing | 3  | 
			
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				| BMS 316 | Microbiology | 4  | 
			
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				| STAT 104 | Elementary Statistics | 3  | 
			
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				| STAT 200 | Business Statistics | 3  | 
			
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				| STAT 215 | Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I | 3  | 
			
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				|   | up to 35 additional articulation credits in Nursing. |  | 
			
				| Total Credit Hours: | 74-75 |