Bachelor of Science-Nursing Completion Program for Registered Nurses (ONLINE)
Licensed registered nurses who have graduated from an ADN or diploma nursing program and are currently working will find Concordia’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Completion Program a flexible means of furthering their nursing education. RNs can obtain a BSN degree in as few as 24 months, depending on how many credits are transferred in. Coursework consists of online courses with experiential opportunities in work and community settings.
The BSN Completion program provides a broad foundation in liberal arts education, as well as in the art and science of nursing. This foundation, guided by Christian principles, prepares the graduate with the professional leadership skills, expertise, and knowledge needed to function in a variety of healthcare and community settings.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Concordia University Wisconsin is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing student will be able to:
- Applies, translates, and integrates knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences, nursing and other disciplines to support clinical judgment and innovation in nursing practice.
- Delivers holistic, compassionate, coordinated person-centered, evidence- based, developmentally appropriate nursing care aligned with Christian values to individuals, families and important others within multiple contexts.
- Applies disease prevention and management principles, working with traditional and non-traditional community partners to promote equitable population health outcomes.
- Synthesizes, applies, and disseminates current evidence to improve nursing care and health outcomes.
- Applies established and emerging principles of safety and improvement science to enhance quality and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through system effectiveness and individual performance.
- Collaborates with care team members, patients, families, and communities to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and improve outcomes.
- Coordinates resources to effectively and proactively provide safe, equitable, quality care for diverse populations.
- Uses information, communication technologies and informatics processes to gather data, make decisions, and provide safe, high quality, and efficient care in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
- Develops an identity that reflects professional values of accountability, ethics, and a collaborative disposition within a Christ-centered perspective.
- Assumes personal and professional responsibility and accountability through self-reflection and participation in activities to promote personal health, resilience, well‐being, and life-long learning as an emerging nurse leader.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 31 | |
| Required Nursing Courses | 18 | |
| Elective Courses & Credits Transferred In | 71 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Faith | 6 | |
| Human Creativity & Expression | 3 | |
| Society & Culture (3 must be culture) | 6 | |
| Human Beings & Being Human | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences (4) and Statistics (3) | 7 | |
| Communication & Language (3 must be writing) | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 31 | |
Required Nursing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| NURS 3510 | Dimensions of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 3520 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 3530 | Nursing Research for RNs | 3 |
| NURS 3540 | Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 4510 | Leadership - The Future of Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 4599 | Seminar in Contemporary Nursing | 3 |
The program is individualized based on the number of transfer credits. The following applies for all students:
- Students must complete a cumulative total of at least 120 credits in order to graduate from Concordia University with a BSN degree. These 120 credits will be comprised of transfer credits and credits taken at Concordia University.
- All students must take a minimum of 36 credits at Concordia University in order to satisfy the residency requirement.
- All students must fulfill the liberal arts core. Some courses may be transferred in to fulfill part of the core requirements.
- Students may transfer in a maximum of 84 credits to fulfill the degree requirements.
- All students are required to take 6 faith credits at Concordia University.
- Students must earn a 79% or higher in all nursing courses (NURS courses).
Admissions Requirements
- Successful completion of an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from a regionally accredited institution.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above for full acceptance. Applicants with a lower GPA will be reviewed for conditional acceptance.
- Current unencumbered licensure and practice as an RN in the United States. If in the process of taking licensure exam, applicants will be considered for conditional acceptance.
- Students must be actively working as an RN. If in the process of securing an RN position, applicants will be considered for conditional acceptance.
Application Process
Students must apply online through NursingCas. All students applying for admission are required to submit the following:
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- Current resume
- Copy of current unencumbered RN licensure in the United States
Program Admission
- Students' transcripts will be evaluated by nursing program staff as part of the admission process.
- Statistics courses will only be accepted if taken within the last five years, unless specially approved by the program chairperson or designee.
- A minimum of a C is required to transfer in statistics, nursing courses, and the following science courses: Anatomy & Physiology I and II or an approved equivalent, and Microbiology.
- Students must have and maintain an active, unencumbered RN license throughout the program.
- Students must be actively working as an RN throughout the program.
Plan
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 3510 | Dimensions of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| MATH 2050 | Statistics I | 3 |
| NURS 3520 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| NURS 3530 | Nursing Research for RNs | 3 |
| NURS 3540 | Population Health | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| REL 3150 | Christian Care-Giving for Health Professionals | 3 |
| CULTURE, HUMAN CREATIVITY OR ELECTIVE | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| NURS 4510 | Leadership - The Future of Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 4599 | Seminar in Contemporary Nursing | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| RELIGION, CULTURE, HUMAN CREATIVITY OR ELECTIVE | 3 | |
| RELIGION, CULTURE, HUMAN CREATIVITY OR ELECTIVE | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| RELIGION, CULTURE, HUMAN CREATIVITY OR ELECTIVE | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.