Lower Division Courses

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
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
WLC 102S
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
WLC 201S
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
WLC 202S
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
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BYS 120
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
ESS 103
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
ESS 111
WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
ESS 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ESS 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105
INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
 
Pre Professional18
Additional lower division BSN requirements
BYS 214
INFECTION & IMMUNITY
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
BYS 216
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
GENL 101
GENERAL TRANSFER CREDIT
Choose one:
PY 300
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
SOC 303
STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES
MSC 287
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
Total Lower Division Semester Hours59-60
* 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.

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 PROFESS ROLES3
NUR 413LEADERSHIP PROF NURS PRACT5
NUR 417NURS CARE VUL POP4
NUR 421AC CARE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSE3
NUR 422COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR PROF NURS5
NUR 423EVID BASED PRACTICE PROFESS NU3
NUR 000NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION42
Credit received for completion of Registered Nursing degree up to 42 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 program 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. 
  2. A minimum grade of "C" or above must be earned in all required nursing courses and any outstanding co-requisite courses.
  3. An overall "C" (2.0) grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation.

RN-BSN (All Classes Online)

FallSemester Hours
NUR 410TRANSITION INTO PROFESS ROLES (Must be first course) *Offered every semester3
NUR 413LEADERSHIP PROF NURS PRACT 5
NUR 417NURS CARE VUL POP 4
NUR 000NURSING-CREDIT BY VALIDATION (42 hours applied at no cost) 0
 Term Semester Hours: 12
Spring
NUR 422COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR PROF NURS 5
NUR 423EVID BASED PRACTICE PROFESS NU 3
 Term Semester Hours: 8
Summer
NUR 339INFO MGMT IN HEALTHCARE 3
NUR 421AC CARE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSE 3
 Term Semester Hours: 6
 Total Semester Hours: 26