Nursing Completion, BSN

Program Description:

The nursing program, which leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree, is designed to meet students’ individual needs. One program option is available for registered nurses who want to earn a B.S.N. degree and is an on-line program. An honors program is available for students with superior academic ability.

The professional nurse is increasingly being viewed as the nucleus of the health care system, as well as serving as an advocate for health care consumers. Therefore, Wright State’s program prepares self-directed graduates who can function as generalists in a number of settings and work in collaboration with other health professionals to coordinate and improve the health care of individuals, families, and communities.

The nursing program at Wright State is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing.

The College of Nursing and Health faculty reserves the right to revise the nursing requirements or the sequence at any time, as deemed necessary to prepare students for new and emerging roles in nursing. Course requirements or sequence scheduling may also be changed.

Students may be required to come to campus for orientation, advising, or other obligations.

For additional information:

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 40 Hours

Element 1: 6 Hours

ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
ENG 2120 - Research Writing and Argumentation: Health Sciences Credit Hour(s): 3

Element 2: 4 Hours

STT 1600 - Statistical Concepts Credit Hour(s): 4

Element 3: 6 Hours

Select two courses from approved list

Element 4: 3 Hours

Select one course from approved list

III. Electives: 35 Hours

Transfer credit and free electives as need to total 120 credit hours**
**Students come into this program with having either an AD or a diploma in Nursing. Graduates of Diploma programs receive 30 credit hours posted to their WSU transcript upon completion of NUR 4800 with a C or better. Students must meet residency requirements to obtain BSN.

IV. Nursing Courses

NUR 3100 - Concepts of Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan Credit Hour(s): 3 +
NUR 3300 - Foundations of Research and Evidence-Based Practice Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)+
NUR 4801 - Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse for Unlicensed Nursing Students Credit Hour(s): 3 + or
NUR 4800 - Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse Credit Hour(s): 3 ++
NUR 4810 - Nursing Care in a Genomics Era Credit Hour(s): 3
NUR 4830 - Holistic Nursing Practice Using Complementary and Alternative Therapies Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
NUR 4850 - Collaborating for Improving Patient Health Outcomes Credit Hour(s): 3
NUR 4860 - Policy and Politics: Leading and Managing Health Care Credit Hour(s): 3
NUR 4870 - Advancing Communities Toward Healthy Outcomes Credit Hour(s): 3
NUR 4880 - Critical Reasoning in Complex Health Care Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
NUR 4890 - Application of Leadership and Management Concepts to Nursing Process Credit Hour(s): 3
+ May take prior to admission into RN-BSN Progrm
++ Take either 4800 or 4801; credit cannot be granted for both
IW = Integrated Writing

Total: 120 Hours

***Students in this program come with either an AD or Diploma in nursing.

Nursing Completion, BSN

Program Description:

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 40 Hours

Element 1: 6 Hours

Element 2: 4 Hours

Element 3: 6 Hours

Element 4: 3 Hours

Element 5: 7 Hours

Element 6: 8 Hours

Choose One:

Additional Core Courses

II. Support Courses

III. Electives: 35 Hours

IV. Nursing Courses

Total: 120 Hours