RN-BSN Option
Undergraduate Programs
- Dual Admission Agreements
- RN-BSN Course Schedule
- RN-BSN Program Plan
Undergraduate Programs
RN-BSN Program Plan
126 semester hours
General Education Requirements
Bolded general education and supportive courses must be taken at SXU
| FOSEM I / ENGL 101 | Critical Thinking & Writing | 3 |
| FOSEM II / COMM 101 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| History (any) | 3 | |
| Humanities, Fine Arts/Literature (any) | 3 | |
| PSYCH 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 199 / PSYCH 200 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| Philosophy | 3 | |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 | |
| RELST 266 | Suffering and Death | 3 |
| FOSEM III/FOSEM204 | Symbolic Language or Professional Writing for Nurses | 3 |
| FOSEM 350 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Electives (minimum needed) | 11 | |
| Total semester hours | 45 | |
Courses Supportive to the Nursing Major
| CHEM 107 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 108 | Organic Biochemistry | 4 |
| OR | ||
| NATSC 101 | Natural Science | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 203 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 206 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 309 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Sociology of Family, or any sociology, social psychology or anthropology course above 101 level |
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| PSYCH 204 | Abnormal Psychology - may challenge using Excelsior College Challenger (Exam #459) |
3 |
| Total semester hours: | 28-29 | |
Nursing Courses
| NURS 235 | Concepts in Professional Nursing and Leadership | 4 |
| NURS 239 | Holistic Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 356 | Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 359 | Community Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 363 | Power & Influence in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 374 | Synthesis: Project Proposal Seminar | 1 |
| NURS 375 | Synthesis: Leadership for Professional Nursing Practice | 4 |
| Total semester hours: | 24 | |
Advanced Placement (AP) credit in Nursing (30sh) Policy
In order to earn advanced placement credit the student must:
- Earn grade A or B in NURS 235
- Earn grade A or B in NURS 239
- Complete 12 semester hours in courses at SXU
- Complete/petition for AP credit
- Credit will then be posted on SXU transcript
Saint Xavier University students may be able to earn credit for required courses through examinations. Saint Xavier accepts credit from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Excelsior College Examinations and departmental challenge exams. Contact your adviser or the Office of Advising and Testing at (773) 298-3011 for more information.