To obtain a BSN degree at Saint Anselm College, RN to BSN students complete 120 credits through transfer credits, challenge exams (CLEP), and Saint Anselm courses. Students must receive a "C" or higher in all transferred courses or the equivalent in challenge exams (CLEP). A minimum of 42 credits, 33 of which are for nursing courses, must be taken at Saint Anselm College.
The following courses are pre-requisites to the program and must come in as transfer or CLEP
- English Composition I and II, or equivalent (6 credits)
- Anatomy and Physiology I and II, with lab (8 credits)
- Psychology (3 credits)
- Sociology (3 credits)
- Microbiology (4 credits)
Core Requirements
- Philosophy Elective (3 credits) - may transfer
- Social Statistics - SO 212 (3 credits) - may transfer
- Theology Elective (3 credits) - may transfer
- Humanities (3 credits) - may transfer from any course in the humanities including language, literature, art (including music), philosophy, religion, and history
- Ethics (3 credits) - must be taken at Saint Anselm College
- Medical Ethics for RN/BSN Students (3 credits) - must be taken at Saint Anselm College
Major Requirements (may be taken in any order)
- NURN 451 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing (4 credits)
- NURN 452 Health Assessment (4 credits)
- NURN 453 Pharmacology for the RN (4 credits)
- NURN 454 Community Health (4 credits)
- NURN 455 Evidence-Based Nursing Research (4 credits)
- NURN 456 Nursing Informatics (4 credits)
- NURN 457 Nursing Capstone Practicum (6 credits)
- Elective (3 credits) NURN 360 Understanding Suffering or NURN 361 Holistic Nursing Practice