RN to BSN Curriculum

All core nursing classes are offered online, including Community Health. The curriculum is flexible, and students may choose how many and which courses they take each semester. Students may also take up to two (2) consecutive semesters break from classes if needed and start again where they left off.

General Education Requirements

Courses can be transferred from your community college and must be completed before graduating with your BSN.

BIOL 2010

Anatomy and Physiology I with lab

4 credits

BIOL 2020

Anatomy and Physiology II with lab

4 credits

BIOL 2030

Microbiology with lab

4 credits

ENGL 1310

Rhetoric and Writing I

3 credits

ENGL 1410

Rhetoric and Writing II

3 credits

HSCI 2060

Health Science Statistics

3 credits

HSCI 2070

Nutrition for Health Professionals

1 credit

PSY 1000

General Psychology

3 credits

PSY 3620

Developmental Psychology

3 credits

 

General Education Electives

15 credits

 

Global Social Electives

6 credits

 

Humanities Electives

6 credits

TOTAL

55 credits

 

Nursing Core Courses

Courses taken online through UCCS to complete BSN degree.

NURS 3010

Pathophysiology*

3 credits

NURS 3040

Reflective Practice

3 credits

NURS 3050

Health Assessment

3 credits

NURS 4015

Nursing Research

3 credits

NURS 4250

Professional Nursing Practice

3 credits

NURS 4350

Nursing Management

3 credits

NURS 4450

Population Health**

6 credits

NURS 4480

Capstone Project

3 credits

 

Nursing Electives (consult your advisor)

6 credits

 

Colorado Articulation Credits (awarded upon receipt of RN license)

38 credits

TOTAL

71 credits

TOTAL FOR BSN DEGREE
Must complete 30 credits within the College to earn BSN degree

126 credits

* UCCS does not offer a Pathophysiology course online, but it can be taken at a community college and transferred in.
** Community Health contact hours are completed at a facility in your hometown. Background check and drug screening are required prior to beginning Community Health.

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