BSN, Licensed RN track
- If you are interested in obtaining professional licensure, please check with the appropriate licensing body in the state where you intend to practice. Additional information can be found at https://www.uah.edu/academic-affairs/offices/oirea/state-authorizations/professional-licensures.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
Fine Arts | 3 | |
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 | ||
Literature | 3-6 | |
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 Arts | 3-6 | |
Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | 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 Sciences | 11-12 | |
Mathematics | 3-4 | |
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 | |
History | 3-6 | |
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
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 |
* 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.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Pre Professional Courses | 18 | |
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 Hours | 59-60 |
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.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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NUR 339 | INFO MGMT IN HEALTHCARE | 3 |
NUR 410 | TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL ROLES | 3 |
NUR 413 | LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 5 |
NUR 421 | ACUTE CARE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE | 3 |
NUR 429 | NURSING THEORY | 4 |
NUR 422 | COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE | 5 |
NUR 423 | EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING FOR THE PRACTICING RN | 5 |
NUR 000 | NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION | 45 |
Credit received for completion of Registered Nursing degree up to 45 validation hours. | ||
Total Semester Hours | 26 | |
Admission of RN-BSN Students
- 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.
- Admission to the RN-BSN track requires admission to the University as well as the following minimum requirements:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
- Graduation from an accredited associate degree nursing program or a diploma program.
- Licensure must be from an approved state. Verification of your states eligibility is provided by the College of Nursing.
- 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
- 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.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be completed at UAH to be awarded a degree
- 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
- An overall "C" (2.0) grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation.
- 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)
Fall | Semester Hours | |
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NUR 410 | TRANSITION INTO PROFESSIONAL ROLES (Must be first course) *Offered every semester | 3 |
NUR 413 | LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | 5 |
NUR 429 | NURSING THEORY | 4 |
NUR 000 | NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION (45 hours applied at no cost) | 45 |
Term Semester Hours: | 57 | |
Spring | ||
NUR 423 | EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING FOR THE PRACTICING RN | 5 |
NUR 422 | COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE | 5 |
Term Semester Hours: | 10 | |
Summer | ||
NUR 339 | INFO MGMT IN HEALTHCARE | 3 |
NUR 421 | ACUTE CARE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE | 3 |
Term Semester Hours: | 6 | |
Total Semester Hours: | 73 |