To be considered for admission to the RN-BSN Option and to professional nursing courses, students must complete specific prerequisites and requirements:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program, graduation from a diploma program, or graduation from an international nursing program with a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA on a 4.0 scale for all college work.
- Associate degree must be from a college accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations (SACS, MSACS, NEASC, NCA-HLC, NWCCU, or WASC)
- Statement of academic and professional goals
- RN licensure is required to progress to the second semester of the curriculum or prior to beginning clinical experiences.
- Two professional references
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Sample Full-time Plan of Study (part time also available) |
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| Fall Semester |
Credit
Hours |
| Concepts in Professional Nursing |
5 |
| Health Assessment |
2 |
| Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice |
3 |
| STA 210 Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty |
3 |
| Subtotal |
13 |
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| Spring Semester |
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| Public Health Nursing |
5 |
| Pathophysiology |
3 |
| Pharmacology |
3 |
| Elective* |
3 |
| Subtotal |
14 |
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| Summer |
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| Leadership/Management in Nursing Care Delivery ** |
3 |
| Synthesis of Clinical Knowledge for Nursing Practice *** |
6 |
| Subtotal |
9 |
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| Total credit hours |
36 |
NOTE: UK Core requirements must be completed before your degree is awarded. Courses may be taken with NUR courses, in summer terms, or via Independent Study.
* optional for students who wish to have a full-time course load
** taken during 4-week first summer session
*** taken during 8-week second summer session |
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Questions? E-mail conss@uky.edu or call (859) 323-5108. |