Rutgers
School of Nursing offers an opportunity for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree in another field to pursue a second
bachelor
degree.
Students in the second-degree program seeking the bachelor of science (B.S.) in nursing degree must complete 62 credits.
Graduates will be eligible to register to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam in the state of New Jersey and in other states.
First Semester (16 Credits)
- 25:705:202 or 77:705:202 - Culture, Lifestyle, and Health (3)
- 25:705:304 or 77:705:304 - Foundations of Nursing Practice (4)
- 25:705:490 or 77:705:490 - Nursing Informatics (3)
- 25:705:306 or 77:705:306 - Health Assessment (3)
- 25:705:245 or 77:705:245 - Pathophysiology (3)
Second Semester (16 Credits)
- 25:705:341 or 77:705:341 - Health and Illness of Adults and Older Adults I-SD (5)
- 25:705:370 or 77:705:370 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing-SD (5)
- 25:705:390 or 77: 705:390 - Research Process Applied to Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (3)
- 25:705:395 or 77:705:395 - Pharmacotherapeutics (3)
Third Semester (16 Credits)
- 25:705:342 or 77:705:342 - Health and Illness of Adults and Older Adults II-SD (5)
- 25:705:312 or 77:705:312 - Health and Illness of Infants, Children, and Adolescents-SD (4)
- 25:705:380 or 77:705:380 - The Childbearing Family-SD (4)
- 25:705:223 or 77:705:223 - History, Trends, and Issues in Health Care Delivery (3)
Fourth Semester (14 Credits)
- 25:705:444 or 77:705:444 - Community Health Nursing (6)
- 25:705:419 or 77:705:419 - Capstone (5)
- 25:705:425 or 77:705:425 - Nursing Leadership and Management-SD (3)
Required Prerequisite Courses
Admission to the second-degree baccalaureate program requires the completion of these prerequisite courses:
Anatomy and Physiology I and II* (8 credits with lab)
Microbiology* (4 credits with lab)
Organic Biochemistry OR General Chemistry II* (4 credits with lab)
Statistics (3)
Life Span: A Holistic Approach (3)
Nutrition (3)
Baccalaureate Programs 
