2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

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 246Ethical Issues in Professional Nursing Practice

3

NRSE 300Health Assessment and Promotion

3

NRSE 301The Art and Science of Nursing

3

NRSE 305Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline

3

NRSE 413Population Health

3

NRSE 414Policy and Advocacy in Professional Nursing

3

NRSE 492Leadership Development for Quality Care

4

NRSE 496Professional Values in Practice

3

BIO 318/BMS 318Anatomy and Physiology I

4

or

BMS 318/BIO 318Anatomy and Physiology I

4

and

BIO 319/BMS 319Anatomy and Physiology II

4

or

BMS 319/BIO 319Anatomy and Physiology II

4

PSY 136Life-Span Development

3

 

BMS 216Microbiology for Nursing

3

or

BMS 316Microbiology

4

and

STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3

or

STAT 200Business Statistics

3

or

STAT 215Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I

3

and

up to 35 additional articulation credits in Nursing.

Total Credit Hours:74-75