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RN - BSN Completion Program
Bethel's BSN Completion Program consists of 126 hours of course work. A portion of this may be completed by transfer credit from accredited colleges or universities. Another portion may be completed by standardized national examinations and/or validation of active practice. The 31 credits of required nursing courses may be taken at Bethel College, Lakeland Health Care Systems in St. Joe Michigan, or Grace College and meet the requirement for hours that must be taken from Bethel College. Required general education courses may be taken prior to, concurrently with, or after nursing courses. Nursing courses are taught in a seven week adult format. Elective credit is available for recognized nursing certification programs. Students are required to have a physical examination, immunizations and a CPR course upon admission.
Course of Study
The program is comprised of general education courses, required cognates, and lower and upper nursing courses. General education courses and required cognates may be completed on the Bethel Campus, at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, by transfer of credit from an accredited college or university, by standardized national exams or by Bethel College instructor exams.
General Education Courses Include:
- Written Communication II 3 hrs.
- General Psychology 3 hrs.
- Sociology 3 hrs.
- Speech 3 hrs.
- Basic Probability & Statistics 3 hrs.
- Bible / Religion Courses 6 hrs.
- Economics/History/Social Science Elective 3 hrs.
- Arts/Literature/Music/Drama Elective 3 hrs.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs.
- General Electives 8 hrs.
Required Cognates Include:
- Life Span Development 3 hrs.
- Anatomy & Physiology II 4 hrs.
- Microbiology 4 hrs.
- Computer Elective 3 hrs.
- Nutrition 3 hrs.
- Pharmacology 3 hrs.
Lower and Upper Level Nursing:
Actively practicing nurses with a satisfactory employer verification of current practice and competency will be granted up to 33 hours of credit for lower level nursing courses.
The Upper Level Nursing courses may be taken at Bethel College, Lakeland Health Care Systems in St. Joe Michigan, or Grace College.
| Junior Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | ||||
| NUR | 381 |
Transition to Professional Nursing
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3 | |
| NUR | 380 | Health Assessment | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | ||||
| NUR | 382 | Nursing Theory | 3 | |
| NUR | 422b | *Nursing Research I | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | ||||
| NUR | 383 | Nursing Issues | 3 | |
| Senior Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | ||||
| NUR | 471 | Nursing Management | 6 | |
| NUR | 423b | Nursing Research II | 1 | |
| Spring Semester | ||||
| NUR | 473 | Nursing in the Community | 6 | |
| NUR | 483 | Community Health Seminar | 3 | |
| 31 | ||||
*Basic Probability & Statistics is a prerequisite to Nursing Research I. Other requirements for prerequisite sequencing can be found in the college catalog. In addition, three credits of Nursing Electives/Independent Study are required and may be taken during the semester of choice.
