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            RN to BSN Program

 

 

 

 

  Tuition Information

 Printable Undergraduate Application

 Printable Post Baccalaureate Application

 

   For further information, contact:

   Department of Nursing
   119 Behavioral Science Building
   Slippery Rock, PA  16057
   724-738-2324 phone
   724-738-2509 fax

   nursinginfor@sru.edu

 

 

Admission Requirements

 

1.     Current licensure as a registered nurse or be

awaiting NCLEX exam results.

 

 

2.     Minimum of 63 non-remedial college credits

for admission.

 

3.   Minimum QPA of 2.5.

 

The BSN degree requires 120 credits, including the following components: 

 

 

I.  VALIDATION OF LOWER DIVISION NURSING 

 

a.     Graduates of an Associate Degree program

     nursing transfer in all credits.

 

b.   Diploma graduates with a RN license are

      granted 30 credits for their nursing coursework.

      In addition, all college credits are transferred in.

 

 c. RNs with a baccalaureate degree in another

     discipline complete only 39 credits in the

     nursing curriculum.  

  

II.  LIBERAL STUDIES

 

                    All students must complete a total of 48 liberal studies credits.  Liberal studies courses include courses such as:  math, science, English, literature, history, economics, foreign languages, psychology, sociology, art, music, theater, and human development.  These courses can be transferred in, or completed during the RN to BSN program. 

 

 

 

Nursing Curriculum Requirements

 

-       33 credits of upper division nursing courses

-       6 credits of supportive coursework (Medical Health Care Ethics & Statistics)

-       Remaining coursework to equal 120 credits

 

Text Box: Using web-based distance education, Slippery Rock University makes it possible for RNs to obtain a BSN at the same time they are managing busy work and home schedules. All nursing and support courses in the RN-BSN nursing program are offered entirely by web-based distance education. Students do their work from anywhere they have internet access. An up-to-date curriculum reflects the impact of managed care and the leadership roles nurses now play in health care. Building on the previous education of the RN, an academically and clinically qualified faculty advisor works with each student to plan a program of studies. More than 800 students have graduated from Slippery Rock’s RN to BSN program since its inception in 1976. Many have gone on to earn masters or doctoral degrees.

 

 

 

 

 


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