RN to BSN Program
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Online RN to BSN Program
Earning your RN to BSN degree at Houston Baptist University will allow you to master the skills and knowledge necessary to take on new and expanded leadership roles as a nurse.
Offered through the School of Nursing and Allied Health, Houston Baptist University’s online RN to BSN program allows registered nurses to earn their BSN without having to travel to class. The flexible RN to BSN curriculum is designed to expand your knowledge and skills beyond the clinical aspects of nursing, leading you to a more impactful role as a leader within the healthcare community.
This 100% online, no lecture program prepares graduates for employability by offering an industry-aligned, competency-based curriculum that utilizes user friendly technology and emphasizes weekly one-on-one instructor-student coaching.
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RN to BSN Program Features
Online Nursing Degree Curriculum
Houston Baptist University’s online RN to BSN Program allows you to efficiently complete your bachelor’s degree, most often in one to two years. The program is a combination of 8 upper level nursing courses and a set of foundational general education courses. You will reach 120 total undergraduate credits through the combination of the online RN to BSN program, your previously completed ADN (Associates Degree in Nursing), and any other undergraduate credits earned prior to enrolling. Below is an outline of the online RN to BSN program. HBU admissions will help you maximize your transfer credits and chart your course, so call us today to get started mapping your course to BSN completion.
ONLINE RN to BSN PROGRAM
For additional detail on course descriptions, please view our Course Catalog.
Perspectives on the Healthcare System
Pharmacology for Nurses
Health Assessment
Pathophysiology for Health Care
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Applied Nursing Research
Nurses in the Community; Nursing the Community
Health Care Administration for Nurses
General Education Curriculum
Students of the online RN to BSN program must take 30 credit hours or more from Houston Baptist University to complete their degree. Once a student has matriculated as an HBU student, no more than 18 credit hours may be taken at another institution and this work may not be taken at a two-year institution once the student has accumulated 64 semester hours of post-secondary credit.
General Education (Transfer Credits Determine Actual Courses Required)
For additional detail on course descriptions, please view our Course Catalog.
Art Appreciation (ART 2343)
Rhetoric and Public Speaking (COMM 1323)
Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1313)
General Psychology (PSYC 1313)
Great Works of Literature I (ENGL 2315)
Writing for Wisdom I (ENGL 1320)
Natural Science Requirement: Anatomy and Physiology or Intro to Chemistry (BIOL 2404) / (CHEM 1404)
Writing for Wisdom II (ENGL 1330)
Western Civilization I (HIST 2311)
U.S. History to 1877 (HIST 2313)
American and Texas Government I (GOVT 2313)
Math for Critical Thinking (MATH 1305)
Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYC 2301)
Introduction to Bible and Theology (CHRI 3300)