Nursing, B.S.N.

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The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Completion for Registered Nurses (RN-BSN program) was designed for licensed RN’s to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Students admitted to the RN-BSN program must have graduated from an approved program of nursing; either a two-year associate degree nursing program or a hospital-based diploma degree program.

Requirements for admission:

Current unencumbered RN license.
Forty (40) credit hours of transfer credit in approved nursing courses.
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 from all colleges and/or universities attended. If applicant’s GPA is below 2.5, the student may be admitted on a conditional basis, as established by the School of Nursing.

Requirements for Major

Requirements for admission into the RN-BSN program:

An unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse (RN).
40 credit hours of transfer credit in approved nursing Courses.

Program Requirements: 24 Credit Hours at SHU

NUR 311 Foundational BSN Nursing Concepts 4 credit hours *
NUR 321 Global & Public Health 4 credit hours
NUR 331 Systems, Healthcare Policy, and Quality and Safety in healthcare 4 credit hours
NUR 411 Holistic Nursing Care for the RN 4 credit hours
NUR 421 The Professional Nurse as an Emerging Leader 4 credit hours
NUR 431 SHU Professional Nursing Synthesis 4 credit hours

Cognate Requirements: 6 Credit Hours at SHU

RST or PHI Religion or Philosophy Course 3 credit hours
LAS 430 Liberal Arts Capstone 3 credit hours

Approved nursing courses prior to Siena up to 90 hours.

Approved elective courses.

Liberal Arts: 14-16 Credit Hours

Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Other Requirements

*Substitute course for LAS 330 .

All students must apply and be accepted into the Nursing program before enrolling in nursing courses.
All students must meet SHU proficiency requirements.