Curriculum
Emory & Henry College takes great pride in the liberal arts foundation. BSN nurses who graduate will have this knowledge base to enhance the perspective of healthcare on a local, national and global level.
Students accepted into the RN to BSN Program will be allowed to transfer in 39 credits achieved through their nursing courses. General education which meet the CORE requirements will be determined according to the courses accepted from previous institutions, (i.e., Anatomy & Physiology, English, etc.).
The RN to BSN program can be completed both in a new one-year accelerated track or in a part-time, two-year program.
The sequencing listed below includes only nursing curriculum courses. Students may be required to take additional CORE courses to complete the liberal arts curriculum.
New One-Year Accelerated Track
BSN Course Sequencing (full-time)
Fall Semester
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 200 |
Global Issues in Healthcare (Core 300) |
2* |
NURS 300 |
Nursing Ethics |
3* |
NURS 201 |
Cultural Competency in Healthcare (Core 200) |
2* |
NURS 400 (full semester) |
Pathophysiology | 3* |
Total | 10 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Spring Semester
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 402 |
Informatics & Technology | 3* |
NURS 403 |
Evidence-Based Practice & Nursing Research |
3* |
NURS 406 |
Population & Community Nursing | 5^ |
NURS 401 |
Health Assessment for the RN | 3^ |
Total | 14 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Summer 1 & 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 404 |
Leadership & Management in Nursing |
5^ |
NURS 405 |
Healthcare Policy & Finance |
3* |
NURS 408 (term 2) |
Role Transition to the Nursing Profession | 3* |
NURS 407 (full semester) |
RN to BSN Practicum | 4^ |
Total | 15 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Two-Year Part-Time Track
BSN Course Sequencing (part-time)
Year 1
Fall Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 400 |
Pathophysiology | 3* |
NURS 200 |
Global Issues in Healthcare |
2* |
NURS 201 |
Cultural Competency in Healthcare (Core 200) |
2* |
Core Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
Total | 10 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Spring Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 000 |
Substance Abuse Issues (Nursing elective) | 3* |
NURS 300 |
Nursing Ethics |
3* |
NURS 401 | Health Assessment for the RN | 3^ |
ETLA 103OL | Lifetime Wellness | 1* |
Total | 10 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Summer Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
STAT 163OL |
Intro to Stats for Behavioral Health | 4* |
NURS 403 |
Evidence-Based Practice & Nursing Research |
3* |
Core Religion, Humanities, or Arts | 3 | |
HHP 1XX | Activity/Recreation Course | 0.5 |
Total | 10.5 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Year Two
Fall SEMESTER 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 404 |
Leadership & Management in Nursing |
5^ |
SPAN 105 |
Medical & Healthcare Spanish |
3^ |
RELG 111 | World Religion (if needed) | 3* |
Total | 11 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Spring SEMESTER 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 402 |
Informatics & Technology |
3* |
NURS 406 |
Population & Community Nursing |
5^ |
SPAN 106 | Medical & Healthcare Spanish II | 3^ |
HHP 1XX | Activity/Recreation Course | 0.5 |
Total | 11.5 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Summer SEMESTER 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 407 |
RN-BSN Practicum |
4^ |
NURS 406 |
Role Transition to the Nursing Profession |
3* |
NURS 405 | Healthcare Policy & Finance | 3* |
Total |
10 Credit Hours |
*Online ^Hybrid with clinical
Total Credit Hours 39
**Information is current for cohorts beginning in 2019. Courses & sequencing may change for future cohorts.
***Some of the BSN Major Completion courses do have clinical and lab requirements. Clinical may take place in the hospital or healthcare facility where the student is employed, community agencies throughout the region, and the lab components will be offered at the School of Health Sciences Clinical Simulation Lab.