BSN, Licensed RN track

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
COLLEGE WRITING I
COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
COLLEGE WRITING II
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
MYTHOLOGY
PROTEST LITERATURE
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
CALCULUS A
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
UNITED STATES TO 1877
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
CH 151 and CH 155 are the preferred Chemistry courses.
 
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV.
 
Pre Professional Courses18
Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements.
INFECTION & IMMUNITY
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
GENERAL TRANSFER CREDIT
Choose one:
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL SCIENCE STATISTICS
Total Lower Division Semester Hours59-60
 
RN-BSN Upper Division Courses (all online)

In order to be considered to the upper division nursing major, students must be accepted to the University and currently possess an unencumbered RN license.

NUR 339INFO MGMT IN HEALTHCARE3
NUR 410TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL ROLES3
NUR 413LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE5
NUR 421ACUTE CARE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE3
NUR 429NURSING THEORY4
NUR 422COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE5
NUR 423EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING FOR THE PRACTICING RN5
NUR 000NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION45
Credit received for completion of Registered Nursing degree up to 45 validation hours.
Total Semester Hours26
 

Admission of RN-BSN Students

  1. Prospective students should refer to the program website at https://online.uah.edu/programs/rn-to-bsn.aspx to determine eligibility for the online program based on state residency and work location. 
  2. Admission to the RN-BSN track requires admission to the University as well as the following minimum requirements:
    1. Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
    2. Graduation from an accredited associate degree nursing program or a diploma program.
    3. Licensure must be from an approved state. Verification of your states eligibility is provided by the College of Nursing.
  3. Registered nurse students must possess an unencumbered current license and maintain this status throughout the program.  A registered nurse student will not be allowed to continue in the program if the nursing license is placed on probation, suspended, or revoked status. 
Progression and Graduation Standards
  1. Outstanding co-requisite courses may be completed while taking nursing courses. However, it is advised that outstanding co-requisite courses be completed prior to beginning the curriculum. 
    1. 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be completed at UAH to be awarded a degree
  2. A minimum grade of "C" or above must be earned in all required nursing courses and all co-requisite courses.

       UAH College of Nursing adheres to the following grade scale:

A = 90 - 100

B = 80 - 89

C = 75 - 79

D = 60 - 74

F <60

  1. An overall "C" (2.0) grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation.
  2. A student who receives two or more grades below "C" in required nursing courses, in either the same course or in separate courses, at any time during the program will be dismissed from the College of Nursing. Students have the option to petition for readmission following the guidelines published in the BSN  Student Handbook. 

RN-BSN (All Classes Online)

FallSemester Hours
NUR 410TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL ROLES (Must be first course) *Offered every semester3
NUR 413LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE 5
NUR 429NURSING THEORY 4
NUR 000NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION (45 hours applied at no cost) 45
 Term Semester Hours: 57
Spring
NUR 423EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING FOR THE PRACTICING RN 5
NUR 422COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE 5
 Term Semester Hours: 10
Summer
NUR 339INFO MGMT IN HEALTHCARE 3
NUR 421ACUTE CARE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE 3
 Term Semester Hours: 6
 Total Semester Hours: 73