About This Program
Advance your nursing career with the Nursing for Registered Nurses program. Our program is designed to help you build on your nursing experience and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, opening doors to a wider range of career opportunities.阅读更多…
Contact Information
- Program Director:Diana Fleming, PhD, MSN, RN|rnbsn@kent.edu| 330-672-7950
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- Chat with an Admissions Counselor
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Fully online
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Registered nurses
- 7.2%faster than the average
- 3,096,700number of jobs
- $75,330potential earnings
Teaching assistants, postsecondary
- 3.4%about as fast as the average
- 169,600number of jobs
- $36,250potential earnings
Additional Careers
- 入门级管理
Accreditation
B.S.N.程度为注册护士护理Kent State University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics'Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
Admission to the Nursing for Registered Nurses major is selective. Criteria for admission includes the following:
- Evidence of admission in good standing from a state-approved associate degree or diploma nursing program with a minimum 2.000 (on a 4.0 scale) overall GPA.
International Students:All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit theadmissions website for international students.
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Requirements (min C graded required in all courses) | ||
| BSCI 20021 | BASIC MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| orBSCI 30171 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | |
| BSCI 21010 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB)1 | 4 |
| BSCI 21020 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II1 | 4 |
| CHEM 10050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) | 3-4 |
| orCHEM 10055 | MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | |
| orCHEM 10060 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) | |
| Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA; minimum C grade required in all courses) | ||
| BSCI 30050 | HUMAN GENETICS | 3 |
| orBSCI 30156 | ELEMENTS OF GENETICS | |
| NURS 40075 | INFORMATION AND PATIENT CARE TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | 3 |
| NURS 40873 | INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR REGISTERED NURSES | 3 |
| NURS 41000 | CONCEPTS AND ISSUES FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 42000 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 43001 | HEALTH PROMOTION IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (ELR) | 3 |
| NURS 44001 | POPULATION-BASED NURSING FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (DIVG) | 3 |
| NURS 45000 | HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 46000 | HEALTH CARE POLICY | 3 |
| NURS 47099 | CAPSTONE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (ELR) (WIC)2,3 | 3 |
| NUTR 23511 | SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) | 3 |
| Nursing Upper-Division Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
| TRANSCULTURAL NURSING AND HEALTH CARE | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH | ||
| NURSING ETHICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC NURSING | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NURSING PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE | ||
| LEGAL ISSUES FOR NURSES | ||
| Statistics Elective, choose from the following: | 3-4 | |
| INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR) | ||
| APPLICATIONS FOR STATISTICAL FINDINGS FOR EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE | ||
| INTRODUCTORY BIOSTATISTICS | ||
| QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning(min C grade) | 3 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
| Associate Degree Courses and General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 39 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
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Students who have successfully completedATTR 25057(orEXSC 25057) andATTR 25058(orEXSC 25058) orBSCI 11010andBSCI 11020with a minimum C grade may use those courses in place ofBSCI 21010andBSCI 21020.
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Students who takeNURS 47000may use it to substitute forNURS 47099.
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A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Progression Requirements
To be eligible to register for nursing (NURS) courses, students must have successfully completed:
- Active, unrestricted registered nurse (RN) license in the state in which practica will be completed
- Completion of required science courses or their direct equivalents with an overall 2.0 GPA
- Anatomy and Physiology:BSCI 21010andBSCI 21020
- Chemistry:CHEM 10050orCHEM 10055orCHEM 10060
- Microbiology:BSCI 20021
- All Kent Core requirements
- Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning course with minimum C grade
- BSCI 30050orBSCI 30156(or equivalent) with minimum C grade
- The following courses (or their equivalents):NUTR 23511;PSYC 11762;SOC 12050; andMATH 10041(orNURS 31010orPH 30002orPSYC 21621)
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
| Semester Prerequisite | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BSCI 20021 |
BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
or GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY |
3 |
| BSCI 21010 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB) | 4 |
| BSCI 21020 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 |
| CHEM 10050 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS)
or MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) or GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) |
3-4 |
| Associate Degree Courses | 33 | |
| Credit Hours | 47 | |
| Semester One | ||
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| BSCI 30050 |
HUMAN GENETICS
or ELEMENTS OF GENETICS |
3 |
| NUTR 23511 | SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) | 3 |
| Statistics Elective | 3-4 | |
| Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| NURS 40075 | INFORMATION AND PATIENT CARE TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | 3 |
| NURS 41000 | CONCEPTS AND ISSUES FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 42000 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 43001 | HEALTH PROMOTION IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (ELR) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| NURS 44001 | POPULATION-BASED NURSING FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (DIVG) | 3 |
| NURS 45000 | HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 3 |
| NURS 46000 | HEALTH CARE POLICY | 3 |
| Nursing Upper-Division Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| NURS 40873 | INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR REGISTERED NURSES | 3 |
| NURS 47099 | CAPSTONE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
University Requirements
All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE:University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.
| Requirement | Credits/Courses |
|---|---|
| Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour |
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Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission. |
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| Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses |
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Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core. |
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| Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies |
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Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience. |
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| Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours |
| Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course |
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Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. |
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| Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours |
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Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. |
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| Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 credit hours |
Kent Core Requirements
| Requirement | Credits/Courses |
|---|---|
| Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6 |
| Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3 |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9 |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6 |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 |
| Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36-37 |
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Acquire competencies based on professional standards to assume the role of the professional nurse and for career advancement, including graduate studies.
- Apply the nursing process in providing evidence-based, culturally sensitive care to promote health and adaptation of individuals, families, groups and communities.
Full Description
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in Nursing for Registered Nurses is for registered nurses (RN) with a diploma or associate degree who are seeking an accredited bachelor’s degree in nursing. The completer program is offered fully online for part- and full-time students. Expert faculty and administrators work closely with students to equip them to meet the future challenges of professional nursing and influence the future of health care.
Student may apply early to theM.S. degree in Health Informaticsand double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See theCombined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Programpolicy in the University Catalog for more information.