Online RN to BSN Curriculum
The online RN to BSN courses are designed to fit the busy schedules of working RNs.
The online RN to BSN courses are accessible 24 hours a day and require no onsite clinical requirements or campus meetings.
For a full description of these courses, view the academic catalog.
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Course* |
Credit |
Semester Offered |
|---|---|---|
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NURS 320: Pathophysiology for the Practicing Nurse |
3* |
Fall |
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NURS 326: Pharmacology for the Practicing Nurse |
3* |
Spring |
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NURS 352: Client Assessment for the Practicing Nurse |
3* |
Fall |
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NURS 441: Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Setting |
3 |
Spring |
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NURS 443: Developing the Baccalaureate Nurse Role (This is a compressed 8-week course, regardless of semester.) |
3 |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
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NURS 444: Using Technology to Enhance Client Safety (This is a compressed 8-week course, regardless of semester.) |
3 |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
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NURS 446: Population Based Health Care for the Practicing Nurse |
3 |
Fall |
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NURS 447: Nursing Practice within Clinical Healthcare Micro-System |
3 |
Fall |
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NURS 448: Scholarly Inquiry for Quality Improvement (Do not take this course in the summer if it is your first semester in the Online RN to BSN program.) |
3 |
Summer, Fall |
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NURS 449: Nursing Practice Within the Healthcare Organization |
3 |
Spring |
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NURS 451: Navigating Influences of Healthcare Macro Environment |
3 |
Spring |
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NURS 492: Senior Project (Must be taken in the final semester.) |
2-3 |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
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Total BSN Nursing Course Credits: 30-35 |
*With the exception of NURS 492, these courses may be taken in any sequence desired.
** These courses are eligible for credit by portfolio or transfer from approved associate degree programs. A minimum of 30 credit hours of courses must be completed at KU in order to earn a KU BSN.
Graduates of the Online RN to BSN will have completed a minimum of 120 semester credit hours, comprised of 60 credits of core curriculum prerequisites and 60 credits of nursing major-specific credits. The nursing major consists of the 30-35 credits of KU BSN courses and 25-34 credits awarded through a portfolio review of your ACEN-accredited associate's degree or diploma nursing program.
Portfolio is the method used to award university level credit (300-400 level courses) for academic knowledge acquired through your community college nursing program. All students graduating from ACEN-accredited nursing programs are automatically awarded 25 credit hours via the portfolio process and may be eligible for up to six additional credit hours with eligible pharmacology or assessment course work. Students are billed just $12.50 per portfolio course, which equates to a total of $112.50-$137.50. This fee is assessed during the first semester of the program.