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Nursing

Credential:
Bachelor of Science
Locations:
Online
Semester Credit Hours:
120
Total Tuition & Fees:
$19,479.6

Tuition is based on in-state, in-county rates. Totals do not include textbooks and other materials.

Overview

What could you accomplish with a bachelor's degree that elevates your nursing career and opens more opportunities? Clark State’s bachelor of science in nursing completion program propels you from registered nurse to a bachelor-prepared professional. You’ll build on your associate degree as you step into nursing leadership, strengthen your clinical judgment, master evidence-based practice, expand your skills in community and gerontological care and gain high-value competencies in informatics, ethics, quality and safety. Advance your career through eight- or 16-week courses that help you keep momentum while balancing work and life.

Note: Space is limited in this program. In addition to applying to Clark State, students must also apply to this program. Please meet with your advisor to ensure all requirements are met.

Course Requirements

Year Zero
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
-- Associate of Applied Science/Diploma Degree*
Credit Hours: 65
Year One
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
NUR 3000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Credit Hours: 3
NUR 3003 Nursing Care of the Gerontological/Post-Acute Patient
Credit Hours: 4
NUR 3100 Nursing Leadership
Credit Hours: 4
NUR 3200 Nursing Informatics
Credit Hours: 3
PHL 2300 Medical Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
-- OT36 Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective**
Credit Hours: 3
Spring
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
NUR 4000 Community Health Nursing
Credit Hours: 4
NUR 4001 Nutrition for Nursing
Credit Hours: 3
NUR 4002 Interprofessional Practice and Team-Based Care
Credit Hours: 4
NUR 4102 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Credit Hours: 3
-- OT36 Natural Sciences Elective***
Credit Hours: 4
Summer
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
NUR 4200 Transcultural Nursing
Credit Hours: 3
NUR 4201 The Role of the Professional Nurse in Quality and Safety of Care
Credit Hours: 3
NUR 4204 BSN Completion Capstone
Credit Hours: 6
-- OT36 Arts/Humanities Elective
Credit Hours: 3
-- General Education Elective^^
Credit Hours: 2
Footnotes

*65 credits from the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing apply to the 120 credit hours required for the Bachelor's degree.  39 credits awarded for associate's or diploma nursing courses and 26 credits awarded for general education from the completion of an associate's or diploma nursing program. 

**OT36 Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective from ECO 1100, 2210, 2220, GEO 1100, 2200, PLS 1100, 1300, 2300, 2400, SOC 1110, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2250, 2270, 2280.

***OT36 Natural Sciences Elective from BIO 1410, 1420, 1510, 1520, CHM 1150, 1160, 1210, 1220, GLG 1131, 1132, 1133, PHY 1100, 1501, 1502, 2501, 2502. 

^OT36 Arts/Humanities Elective from ART 1001, 1002, 1300, HST 1110, 1120, 1210, 1220, 1410, 1420, HUM 1110, MUS 1130, PHL 2000, 2100, THE 1130, 1133, 2241, 2242.

^^General electives include most college level courses in the academic catalog.  Consult an advisor for course selection.

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