2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
    Aug 03, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

RN-BSN Nursing - Adult and Online Education


Degree Planning Sheet

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Degree Planning Sheet with Full-Time Sample Course Plan

This sample plan represents a full-time pace. Part-time options are available; please connect with the recruitment team to learn more.

 

Disclaimer: The program requirements outlined in this catalog are applicable only to students who enroll in this degree program at the university during the academic year specified in this catalog.  Please be aware that program requirements and offerings are subject to change in future academic years. Dual-enrolled students are not admitted to a degree program, but upon admission to a degree program, they will follow the degree requirements that align with their start term.

MCORE


(36 credits)

Social Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the study of human behavior, its ethical and moral dimension, human societies, the requirements of civility, and social science theory and practice which undergirds such study.

(6 credits)

Civic Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the study and purpose of human institutions and systems, the historical and contemporary forms of power, authority, governance and citizenship, and the distribution and use of resources.

(6 credits)

Cultural Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on significant systems of thought, contributions made by significant historical and cultural figures, philosophical and historical movements, and ideas which have shaped history, culture and human institutions.

(6 credits)

Creative Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the nature of the creative imagination, the philosophical underpinnings of human creativity in music, the visual arts, the narrative arts, and philosophical invention, and innovation in a variety of human endeavors.

(9 credits)

Scientific Discovery


Courses in this area will focus on the nature of scientific reasoning, the history and variety of the scientific endeavor in culture, and the nature of scientific process and exploration.

(9 credits)

Major Requirements


(86 credits)

Challenge Process for LPN Applicants:


The LPN student may challenge the following courses for a total of two credits. For each course, the student must register to challenge the course and submit payment of the required fee ($25 per credit hour). Criteria for challenging the courses are available from the School of Nursing office. 

Required Nursing Courses for RN-BSN Completion


RN only, Adult and Online Education only

Additional Requirements


Additional general education credits for a total of 65 credits