2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog | 20263

Nursing (RN Completion), B.S. major

The Nursing (RN Completion) Program is for students who already hold a registered nurse license and are now seeking a BS degree. This program serves registered nurses who live and work in various geographical areas. Courses are offered in block schedules completely on the Internet. Students will need to enroll in core curriculum  courses and selected Nursing courses once admitted to the Nursing major.

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Nursing (RN Completion) B.S. degree and include the following:

• Transfer credits from your ADN program
• Students will receive the following course equivalencies upon receiving teir RN License
• NRSG 3000 Elements of Scholary Practice (2 credits)
• NRSG 3202 Child/Adoloscent Health (4 credits)
• NRSG 3921 NCLEX Preparation (7 credits)
• NRSG 4010 Nursing Care with Complex Needs (2 credits)
• 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000) - 32 required major core credits in the RN-BS program
• Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
• Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Required Credits: 32
Required GPA: 2.25

I ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

• Be fully admitted to Bemidji State University
• Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in previous RN program
• Submit a Department of Nursing Application *Applicants to the program must have earned an associate degree in nursing or a registered nurse diploma, or hold an unencumbered RN license in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or North Dakota.
• Applicants not licensed as an RN will be provisionally admitted to the nursing program and must obtain an unencumbered license in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or North Dakota within 8 weeks of beginning the program, or before enrolling in clinical courses: NRSG 3150, NRSG 4120, or NRSG 3140.
• If a student does not obtain an unencumbered RN license within 8 weeks of beginning the program, the student will no longer be eligible to progress in the RN-BS program.
• Have internet access suitable for delivery of online courses, practice experiences, and peer collaboration. 
• Students holding an encumbered RN license are not eligible for the RN-BS program.
• Students must reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or North Dakota. If a student changes state of residency while in the program, they may not be able to continue in the program. Students must notify BSU Nursing Department if they change state of residency while in the program.

II PROGRESSION

All individual nursing courses applied to the upper division major requirements must reflect a letter grade of C or better.

III REQUIRED NURSING COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• NRSG 3100 Concepts of Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)
• NRSG 3140 Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
  orNRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3240 Information Management and Collaborative Communication (3 credits)
• NRSG 3300 Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments (3 credits)
• NRSG 4116 Family and Population Health Nursing (4 credits)
• NRSG 4120 Family and Population Health Practicum (4 credits)
• NRSG 4210 Nursing Leadership and Management RN-BS (3 credits)
• NRSG 4260 Evidence, Practice, and Research (4 credits)

Complete one of the following courses for two credits:

• NRSG 3150 Integrative and Cultural Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3200 Health Education in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• NRSG 3400 American Indian Health Issues & Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3410 APA Format, Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3430 Health Promotion (2 credits)
• NRSG 3440 Palliative Care Nursing (3 credits)
• NRSG 3450 Holistic Nursing (2 credits)
• NRSG 3460 Child Abuse and Nursing Forensics (3 credits)
• NRSG 3920 Directed Group Study (1-4 credits)

Program Student Learning Outcomes | Nursing, B.S.

1. Integrate theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice in a collaborative safe and effective healthcare delivery environment to promote optimal health, healing, and disease prevention for clients across the lifespan. 
   
   
2. Provide culturally responsive and holistic nursing care that emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion and quality population health care delivery locally and globally.
   
   
3. Integrate leadership concepts to manage collaborative implementation of the unique knowledge, beliefs, and skills of interprofessional teams to optimize care delivery.
   
   
4. Evaluate current political, economic, and regulatory influences on the delivery of safe, quality, and equitable care within complex health systems. 
   
   
5. Use information and communication technologies to analyze data and positively impact health care systems through data-driven decision making.Value the professional nursing identity as the cumulative effect of individuals’ personal and professional integrity, scholarly contributions, collaborative disposition, and ethical comportment fostering personal health, well-being, and resilience.