Students in the R.N. to B.S. in nursing program must
complete 121 credits. Students with an associate degree or diploma in nursing
and licensed registered nurses may apply previous nursing, nursing science, and
general education credits toward the 121 credits.
General education courses*:
These courses may be transferred or taken at any point in the curriculum (33
credits).
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01:355:101 - College Writing I (3) OR 21:355:101
- English Composition I (3)
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01:355:201 - Research in the Disciplines (3) OR 21:355:102
- English Composition II (3)
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01:920:101 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
OR 21:920:201 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
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Introduction
to Psychology (3) (01:830:101) or Principles of Psychology II (21:830:102) (3)
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Anthropology/Cultural Studies (3)
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History/Political Science/Economics (3)
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Humanities (3)
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Literature (3)
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General Electives (9) (total of 3 courses
required)
The following courses may be transferred or taken at
Rutgers University. These courses must be taken before any 300-level nursing
courses (18 credits).
Nursing science courses:
- 01:119:127
- Anatomy and Physiology: Health Sciences (4) OR
21:120:141 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
- 01:119:128
- Anatomy and Physiology: Health Sciences (4) OR
21:120:142 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
- 01:119:131
- Microbiology for the Health Sciences (3) and 01:119:132 - Microbiology
for the Health Sciences Laboratory (1) OR
21:120:235 - Microbiology (4)
- 01:160:128
- Chemistry of Life (3) OR Organic BioChemistry 21:160:108 (3)
01:960:211
- Statistics I (3) OR
21:640:211 - Statistics (3)
Registered nurses can achieve up to 40 credits for the
following courses from nursing credits transferred from their basic nursing
program, School of Nursing proficiency examinations, or baccalaureate/graduate
courses at Rutgers University:
- 34
NCLEX proficiency credits awarded to students that graduated with their associate
degree or diploma in nursing and have successfully passed the NCLEX
examination.
- Proficiency
by taking or challenging two of the following courses to complete the
40-credit requirement:
- 25:705:229 or 77:705:229
- Life Span: A Holistic Approach (3)* or Developmental Psychology (must cover the the entire lifespan birth to elderly)
- 25:705:255 or 77:705:255
- Nutrition (3)** OR 11:709:255 -
Nutrition and Health (3)**
The following courses must be taken at Rutgers University
and are included in the 30-credit residency requirement. This course plan includes 12 credits of graduate-level courses that can be applied to a graduate program.
- 77:705:250 - Scholarly Writing for the Professional Nurse (2)
- 77:705:328 - Introduction to Quality & Safety in Healthcare (3)
- 77:705:330 - Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning (3)
- 77:705:355 - Integration of Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapuetics for Clinical Nursing (4)
- 77:705:447
- Community and Public Health Nursing (3)
- 77:705:450 - RN-BS Practicum (3)
- NURS 6930 - Information Technology for Evidence Based Practice***(grad level course) (3)
- CLDR 6400 - Leadership Across the Continuum***(grad level course) (3)
- NURS 6060 - Clinical Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice***(grad level course)(3)
- NURS 6040 - Determinants of Health***(grad level course) (3)
Transcripts are evaluated upon acceptance to determine which
courses may be accepted as transfer credit.
Baccalaureate Programs 
