RN-BSN Program Curriculum
The RN to BSN program consists of upper division nursing courses. The courses will be delivered in the following cycle, allowing working professionals to complete the program in five semesters (which includes one summer) through enrollment on a part-time basis.
Olivet College RN-BSN Student Handbook, Spring 2021
If you begin the RN-BSN program in the fall, you will follow the Fall Cohort semesters for year one and two.
If you begin the RN-BSN program in the spring, you will follow the Spring Cohort semesters for year one and two.
Fall Cohort Year 1
1st Semester
NUR 300 Professional Growth and Development I (1 credit)
NUR 310 Bioethics (3 credits)
NUR 320 Applied Statistics and Research Methods (4 credits)
2nd Semester
NUR 301 Professional Growth and Development II (1 credit)
NUR 330 Advanced Nursing Management and Leadership (3 credits)
NUR 331 Advanced Nursing Management and Leadership Practicum (1 credit)
NUR 340 Nursing Research (3 credits)
Summer
NUR 360 Critical Analysis of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology (3 credits)
Fall Cohort Year 2
1st Semester
NUR 400 Professional Growth and Development III (1 credit)
NUR 410 Community Health and Diverse Populations (3 credits)
NUR 411 Community Health and Diverse Populations Practicum (2 credits)
NUR 420 Healthcare Informatics (3 credits)
2nd Semester
NUR 401 Professional Growth and Development IV (1 credit)
NUR 430 The Art and History of Nursing (3 credits)
NUR 440 Nursing Senior Capstone (3 credits)
NUR 441 Nursing Senior Capstone Practicum (2 credits)
ILT
NUR 402 Professional Growth and Development V (1 credit)
Spring Cohort Year 1
1st Semester
NUR 300 Professional Growth and Development I (1 credit)
NUR 310 Bioethics (3 credits)
NUR 320 Applied Statistics and Research Methods (4 credits)
2nd Semester
NUR 301 Professional Growth and Development II (1 credit)
NUR 330 Advanced Nursing Management and Leadership (3 credits)
NUR 331 Advanced Nursing Management and Leadership Practicum (1 credit)
NUR 340 Nursing Research (3 credits)
Summer
NUR 360 Critical Analysis of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology (3 credits)
NUR 400 Growth and Development III (1 credit)
Spring Cohort Year 2
1st Semester
NUR 401 Professional Growth and Development IV (1 credit)
NUR 410 Community Health and Diverse Populations (3 credits)
NUR 411 Community Health and Diverse Populations Practicum (2 credits)
NUR 420 Healthcare Informatics (3 credits)
2nd Semester
NUR 402 Professional Growth and Development V (1 credit)
NUR 430 The Art and History of Nursing (3 credits)
NUR 440 Nursing Senior Capstone (3 credit)
NUR 441 Nursing Senior Capstone Practicum (2 credits)
