B.S. in Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.) Graduates of a Diploma School - without an Associate Degree
Upon the completion of a diploma and passing the NCLEX-RN, Fairleigh Dickinson University will award a minimum of thirty (30) credits toward the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. These credits will satisfy the lower division requirements of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s BSN degree. The remaining Courses needed to complete the degree requirement are listed below.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQ. | 62 Credits | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS | 37 Credits | |
ART____ | Art Elective:____________ | 3 |
| Computers and Software | 3 | |
| English Composition I | 3 | |
| English Composition II | 3 | |
ENGL ____ | Eng Lit Elective:_____________ | 3 |
HIST ____ | History Elective: ______________ | 3 |
PHED____ | Physical Education | 1 |
PHED____ | Physical Education | 1 |
| General Psychology I | 3 | |
| Statistics | 3 | |
SPCH____ | Speech:_____________ | 3 |
________ | Free Elective | 3 |
________ | Free Elective | 3 |
SCIENCES | 16 credits | |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab | 4 | |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab | 4 | |
| Microbio Health Sci. & Lab | 4 | |
| Chem for Health Sci. & Lab | 4 | |
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 9 Credits | |
| The Global Challenge | 3 | |
| Perspectives on the Individ. | 3 | |
| Cross-cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | 36 Credits | |
| Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 | |
| Health Assessment I | 2 | |
| Lab: Health Assessment I | 2 | |
| Healthcare Economics | 3 | |
| Bioethics | 3 | |
| Prof Nurse in the 21st Cent | 3 | |
| Community Health Nursing | 5 | |
| Health Care Management | 3 | |
| Nursing Research | 3 | |
Introduction to Advanced Nursing Practice:Philosophy & Theories (fall) | 3 | |
| NURS7702 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS____ | Elective: ___________ | 3 |
A minimum of 128 credits is required for graduation.
