The baccalaureate prepared nurse is equipped to manage complex and changing healthcare environments. Coursework focuses on development of problem solving that will broaden and strengthen the registered nurse student’s preparation for professional nursing practice.

Admission

Students must be accepted into the RN to BSN program, which is competitive. The online application for admission must be submitted by the posted deadline.

Minimum Application Requirements

• Associate of Science degree in nursing from an ACEN (formerly NLNAC) accredited program.
• Active, unencumbered Florida RN license.
• An overall GPA of at least 2.8.
• A minimum grade of C in all required pre-professional courses.
• Resume/curriculum vita.
• Two professional reference from persons familiar with the applicant's recent work.
• A statement of intent, not to exceed two typed double-spaced pages, which discusses the applicant's expectations of the BSN program and the student's career goals.

Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.

Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• Complete NUR 3066C

Semester 2

• Complete NUR 3123

Semester 3

• Complete NUR 3169

Semester 4

• Complete NUR 4636C

Semester 5

• Complete NUR 4815

Degree Requirements

• Completion of 120 credits, including 60 junior/senior-level credits
• A minimum grade of C in each nursing course
• RN to BSN students will be awarded 30 upper-level credit hours based upon current RN licensure and by satisfying the professional portfolio
• Adherence to the standards of acceptable conduct as outlined in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, the University's Student Guide and the undergraduate catalog

RN to BSN Credit Totals

The major in nursing prepares graduates as generalists to provide holistic care that addresses the healthcare needs of diverse individuals, families, communities and populations across the lifespan. Nursing practice is built on nursing knowledge, theory and research. Graduates will translate, integrate and apply knowledge that leads to improvements in patient outcomes.

Before Graduating Students Must

• Achieve a rating of satisfactory in all courses, graded according to College of Nursing rubric.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Students in the Major will Learn to

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Content

1. Integrate knowledge, skills and values derived from a solid base in liberal education to deliver quality care to individuals and groups across the lifespan and across healthcare environments.

Critical Thinking

2. Provide leadership in the delivery of safe, high-quality healthcare to diverse individuals and groups across the lifespan and across healthcare environments.
3. Utilize current evidence to improve healthcare outcomes for clients.
4. Utilize information management and healthcare technology to improve the quality of care.
5. Analyze processes through which healthcare policies are developed and changed to influence professional nursing practice and healthcare systems.
6. Utilize wellness promotion and illness prevention strategies with individuals and groups to improve population health outcomes across the lifespan.
7. Integrate professional values in the delivery of safe, culturally-sensitive care to clients across the lifespan.

Communication

8. Communicate and collaborate as members of interprofessional teams to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare.

Curriculum Map

I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types

• Faculty evaluation
• Educational Benchmarking Assessment, Inc. (EBI) exit survey score of 5.0 or above