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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
RN-BSN Courses

The BSN degree requires 123 semester hours of credit for completion. In addition to 60 lower division semester hour credits, the degree requirements include 27 upper division nursing credits, a 30 semester-hour clinical proficiency evaluation (completed by the Excelsior College equivalency exams-EE), and 6 semester hours of upper division electives. The last 33 credits must be upper division, of which 30 credits must be taken at FIU. To accommodate the adult learner, nursing courses in the curriculum are offered web enhanced or completely online.  Graduates of the BSN program are eligible for masters level study.  

RN-BSN Prerequisite Courses:

Lower Division Requirements for Students Transferring with an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree from a Florida Public Community College
Transfer students who have been awarded an AA degree from a Florida (public) community college or baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited regional institution have met the Gordon Rule (as mandated by the State of Florida). These transfer students must successfully complete the following prerequisites for the RN-BSN track:

Lower Division Requirements for Students without an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree from a Florida Public Community College

• RN graduates who do not have an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a public Florida community college are strongly encouraged to complete the AA degree before transferring credits to FIU.  Students who enter FIU without an AA degree, transfer from out-of-state, or transfer from a private community college must meet the FIU core curriculum requirements.
• Graduates of diploma nursing programs who do not have transferable college credit will be required to complete the lower division credit requirements at a community college or FIU. See a nursing advisor for details.
• Students must complete all nursing prerequisites prior to full admission to the nursing major. See a nursing advisor (305-348-7703) for program information.
   

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RN-BSN Upper Division Nursing Courses:

The following RN-BSN courses are available online:
NUR 3081 Transition to Professional Nursing
NUR 3825 Professional Nursing I: Socialization
NUR 3065C: Client Assessment
NUR 3165 Professional Nursing II: Research Consumer
NUR 4827 Professional Nursing III: Leadership
NUR 4635 Approaches to Nursing IV: Community Nursing
NUR 4636L Approaches to Nursing IV: Community Nursing Clinical
NUR 4945L Approaches to Nursing V: Leadership Practicum

RECOMMENDED PLAN OF STUDY

Equivalency Exaninations

NUR 3226 NUR 3226L NUR 3227 NUR 3227L	Adult/Gerontological Physiological Nursing (EE-Excelsior)	12
NUR 3535 NUR 3535L	Adult/Gerontological Psychosocial Nursing (EE-Excelsior)	6
NUR 4355 NUR 4355L NUR 4455 NUR 4455L	Maternal-Child Nursing (EE-Excelsior)	12

Equivalency Examinations must be completed before taking NUR 4636/4636L and NUR 4945L.

Semester II

NUR 3065C	Client Assessment	3
	Upper Division (3000/4000) Elective (STA 3145 may also be used as an upper division elective)	3
	Upper Division (3000/4000) Elective (COM 3461 may also be used as an upper division elective)	3

Semester III
*Note: Statistics must to successfully completed with grade of "C" or above before taking Research.

NUR 3165	Professional Nursing: Research Consumer*	3
NUR 4827	Nursing Leadership	3
	Upper Division (3000/4000) Elective (HUN 3122 may also be used as an upper division elective)	3

Semester IV
Note: The CLAST and the Equivalency Examinations MUST be successfully completed before registering for NUR 4635/NUR 4636L and NUR 4945L

NUR 4636	Community Nursing	3
NUR 4636L*	Community Nursing Clinical***	3

Semester V

NUR 4945L*

Senior Clinical Practicum***

6

***NOTE:  In addition to undergraduate tuition and fees, nursing students are charged an additional fee of $83/credit hour for clinical courses (courses with an L suffix).  The additional fee supports clinical instructional costs, a testing program, and laboratory/technology supplies and costs. 

NOTE: Florida International University and College of Nursing and Health Sciences' policies, procedures, requirements and regulations are continually subject to review in order to serve the needs of the University/College’s publics and to respond to the mandates of the Florida Department of Education, Board of Governors, the Legislature, and other regulatory and accrediting agencies.  Changes in programs, policies, procedures, requirements, and regulations may be made without advance notice.