Nursing BSN, RN to BSN Curriculum
Requirements
The RN to BSN program is designed for registered nurses seeking to advance their education and expand professional opportunities through completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
This is an asynchronous, online program with in-person clinical experiences in the final semester.
To be considered for entry into the RN to BSN program, individuals must first be accepted to UMSL as an undergraduate student. Upon acceptance, students should work with their College of Nursing Academic Advisor to develop an individualized plan of study.
Students who have been dismissed from another nursing program will need to meet the admission requirements and provide a letter of good standing from the Dean of the previous nursing program.
All undergraduate nursing students must have access to transportation to their clinical practice experiences. Students must provide their own transportation to and from clinical agencies, which may be scheduled throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, including Jefferson County and Illinois. Students who must use public transportation must inform their Program Director.
Due to higher education regulation changes, the University of Missouri–St. Louis cannot admit students from all states for online programs. Please see the state authorization web page for more information.
Admissions Criteria
- Admission to the University by completing the UMSL Undergraduate Application
- Earned state approved diploma or associate degree program in nursing at a regionally accredited institution. Students in their final year may apply, conditional on a conferred degree.
- Evidence of current unencumbered RN licensure. Students in their final year may apply, conditional on obtaining unencumbered RN licensure prior to Nursing Major courses.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale)
General Education Course Requirements
Nursing majors must complete all general education requirements and graduation requirements of the university as outlined in this Bulletin. Courses completed at a regionally accredited community college or university may be considered for transfer credit based on an individualized evaluation of transfer coursework
Students must be in residence for at least 24 of the last 30 hours of graded credit, exclusive of courses graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis, except under unusual circumstances, to be decided by the dean.
Nursing Course Requirements
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NURSE 1000 | Cultural Diversity in a Global Society | 3 |
| NURSE 3900 | Role of the Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurse | 3 |
| NURSE 3910 | Nursing Theory for Population Health | 3 |
| NURSE 3920 | Health Assessment for the Professional Nurse | 3 |
| NURSE 3940 | Leadership and Systems-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURSE 4900 | Ethics and Values in Population Health | 3 |
| NURSE 4910 | Health Policy for the Professional Nurse | 3 |
| NURSE 4911 | Community and Population Health Synthesis | 6 |
| NURSE 4200 | Nursing Scholarship | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
All undergraduate nursing students must have access to transportation to their clinical practice experiences. Students must provide their own transportation to and from clinical agencies, which may be scheduled throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, including Jefferson County and Illinois. Students who must use public transportation must inform their Program Director.
Non-Missouri Missouri Residents
Prospective students are responsible for reviewing the UMSL state authorizations page to see if this program is offered in their state throughout their program and to review the licensure or certification requirements for the state in which they reside.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (Pass/Fail) Grading
Undergraduate nursing majors may not take required prerequisite general education or nursing courses on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Credit by Transfer Examination
Credit may be granted for selected general studies. Please contact an advisor for information.
Learning Outcomes
- Integrate into practice theories and evidence-based concepts from nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to provide comprehensive nursing care in a variety of settings.
- Integrate clinical reasoning and problem solving in professional practice.
- Administer culturally competent, compassionate, holistic care to promote healthy outcomes for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations during all life phases.
- Use evidence-based practices to promote health, manage illness, and prevent injury among individuals, families, communities, and populations.
- Utilize communication skills to enhance relationships with patients and families and collaboration among members of the health care team.
- Assume responsibility and accountability for decisions and actions based on professional intrapersonal values, ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, social justice, and economics.
- Integrate principles of health education, management, leadership, quality care, and patient safety when organizing, coordinating, and engaging in professional practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge of health care policies and finance in a regulatory environment and their influence on health care access and quality.
- Exhibit motivation and self-direction in activities that contribute to lifelong personal, professional, and intellectual development.
- Utilize health care technology and information management systems to promote quality care and patient safety.
Sample Study Plan
This plan assumes that a student has completed all prerequisites for admission.This sample plan assumes that a student has completed all criteria for admission, general education course requirements, and graduation requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| NURSE 3900 (8 Week 1) | 3 | NURSE 3920 (8 Week 1) | 3 | NURSE 4200 | 3 |
| NURSE 1000 | 3 | NURSE 3910 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| NURSE 3940 (8 Week 1) | 3 | NURSE 4910 (8 Week 1) | 3 | ||
| NURSE 4900 (8 Week 2) | 3 | NURSE 4911 (Clinical Component) | 6 | ||
| 6 | 9 | ||||
| Total Hours: 30 | |||||
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what an academic plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor. All requirements are subject to change.