The School of Nursing offers registered nurses the opportunity to
obtain a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree with an option to take
graduate courses to accelerate professional development.
With
the graduate degree option, graduate courses can be taken while
completing the baccalaureate degree. Registered nurse students with a
minimum 3.0 grade-point average at Rutgers can earn graduate credits to
meet master's or doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.) degree
requirements. Selected graduate courses may be used to meet both
baccalaureate and graduate degree requirements. On completion of the
baccalaureate degree, students can apply to the graduate program and the
graduate courses taken in the baccalaureate program will apply to their
graduate program credits.
R.N. to B.S. in Nursing Curriculum
These courses may be transferred or taken at any point in the curriculum:
Expository Writing I (3) and Research in the Disciplines (3) or English Composition I and II (6)
Anthropology/Cultural Studies (3)
Introduction to Sociology (3)
History/Political Science/Economics (6)
Humanities (3)
Literature (3)
Free Electives (9)
The
following courses may be transferred or taken at Rutgers. These courses
must be taken BEFORE any 300-level nursing courses.
Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
Microbiology (4)
Pathophysiology* (3)
Organic Biochemistry (3)
Statistics (3)
Registered
nurses can achieve credit for the following courses from nursing
credits transferred from their basic nursing program. Credit may also be
achieved with challenge exams or baccalaureate/graduate courses* at
Rutgers.
Foundations of Nursing Practice I,II (4)
The Childbearing Family (6)
Health and Illness of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (6)
Health and Illness of Adults and Older Adults (6)
Pharmacotherapeutics (3)
Culture, Lifestyle, and Health* (3)
Life Span: A Holistic Approach or Developmental Psychology) (3)
Human Interactive Processes (3)
History, Trends, and Issues in Health Care Delivery (3)
Nutrition (3)
The following courses must be taken at Rutgers and are included in the 30-credit residency requirement:
Health Assessment (3)
Nursing Informatics (3)
Research Process Applied to Evidence-Based Nursing (3)
Professional Role Development (4)
Community and Public Health Nursing (4)
Community Health Promotion (3)
Leadership and Management in Nursing (4)
Leadership and Management Practicum (3)
Specialized Nursing Elective* (3)
Note: A * indicates that a designated graduate course may be
used to meet the baccalaureate program requirement and a graduate
program requirement.
