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R.N. to B.S.N. Completion Program
Eastern Michigan University's R.N. to B.S.N. completion program builds on previous learning to include additional material in health assessment, professionalism in nursing, nursing research, leadership/management and community health nursing. This program is designed for the nurse with the busy schedule. Program highlights include: nursing classes that meet one night a week, credit for previous course work, highly qualified faculty, the use of world-class health care agencies and affordable tuition.
Nursing Courses With a Clinical Placement
The program includes one course with clinical placements, (84 hours arranged with preceptors).
- NURS 450/451 Community Health Nursing
Clinical placements will be negotiated with the faculty, student and preceptor.
Career Opportunities
Registered nurses who received their initial nursing education in a diploma or associate-degree nursing school can successfully complete a B.S.N. degree, which will enhance their employment opportunities in areas that require a B.S.N. degree, such as community health, management/case management positions or entrepreneurial endeavors.
Required Number of Credits
- 60 credits for nursing major
- 23 nursing credits required at EMU
- 37 credit hours from previous nursing program
- 64 credits general education and support courses which may be transferred in to EMU
124 credit hours to graduate — 30 must be from EMU
Program of Study
General Education Courses
(The following required courses may be taken at EMU or transferred from another institution.)
Area I: Symbolics and Communication (14 to 15 credit hours)
- ENGL 121 English composition (3)
- CTAC 121 or CTAC 124 Fundamentals of Speech (2 to 3)
- Advanced English composition, speech or a foreign language course (3 to 5) [ENGL 324 or 326 recommended]
- Math reasoning course [MATH 170 or SOCL 250 recommended] (3)
- Computer literacy course [IHHS 226 or INDT 201 recommended] (3)
Area II: Science and Technology
- CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry (4)
- PSYC 101 General Psychology (3)
- One of the following two-course sequences (6–8 hours)
- SPMD 201 Human Anatomy for Sports Medicine (3)
- SPMD 202 Human Anatomy for Sports Medicine (3) or
- ZOOL 201 Anatomy and Physiology (4)
- ZOOL 202 Anatomy and Physiology (4)
Area III: Social Science
- PLSC 112 or PLSC 113 U.S. Government (3)
- HIST 101, 102, 103, 106, 123 or 124 History (3)
- SOCL 105 Introductory Sociology or ANTH 135 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
- Specified second social science course [cross-cultural course recommended]
Area IV: Arts and Humanities
- Literature course or advanced foreign language course
- Second literature course, intermediate/advanced foreign language literature course, oral interpretation course or a cross-cultural or international studies course
- A philosophy or religion course
- An art, dance, music or theater arts course
Physical Education Requirement
- PEGN 210 Physical Education and Health (2)
Additional Requirements
One course from the following:
- CLSC 432 Clinical Microbiology (3)
- MICR 328 Introductory Microbiology (3)
One course from the following:
- HHS 260 Aging to Infancy (3)
- EDPS 325 Life Span Human Growth and Development (4)
The following course or an equivalent:
- DTC 203 Nutrition for Health Professionals (3)
Required Nursing Courses for RN/BSN Students
(The following courses must be taken at EMU)
- NURS 275 Nursing Essentials I (3)
- NURS 220 Health Assessment (2)
- NURS 375 Nursing Essentials II (3)
- NURS 372 Nursing Research (2)
- NURS 475 Nursing Essentials III (3)
- NURS 450 Community Health Nursing (2)
- NURS 451 Community Health Nursing Clinic (3)
- Two Nursing Electives (5–6)
- Credits granted from previous nursing program (37)
- The following course or an equivalent:
- NURS 260 Pathophysiology (4)
- NURS 270 Pharmacology (3)
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Michigan (30) or NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Examinations (ACE) II: R.N. to B.S.N.
Accreditation
EMU's R.N./B.S.N. program is approved by the Michigan State Board of Nursing, and the School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
For More Information
The School of Nursing
R.N./B.S.N. Coordinator of Nursing
Eastern Michigan University
311 Marshall Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.2310 | Fax: 734.487.6946
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