RN to BSN Practicum (120 contact hours) students are required to complete two sets of clinical rotations under NSG 384 and NSG 483. Clinical requirements for both courses must be satisfied at sites available throughout western North Carolina.
RN to BSN Admission Requirements
RN to BSN Transcript Evaluation
RN to BSN Application Information
RN to BSN Eight-Semester Plan
Schedule an RN to BSN Advising Session
School of Nursing HomepageHealth & Human Sciences Bldg
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Cullowhee, NC 28723
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28 Schenck Pkwy, Ste 309
Asheville, NC 28803
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The RN to BSN required courses are laid out in four six-hour blocks.
Introductory RN to BSN Block: Must taken as the first block alone or with electives
- NSG 301, Professional Transitions in Nursing, 3 hrs
- NSG 398, APA Writing Style and Format, 1 hr
- NSG 399*, Clinical Update for RNs, 2 hrs
Community Health Block: May be taken as the second or third block
- NSG 302, Community Health Nursing I: Theory, 3 hrs
- NSG 305, Community Health Nursing, III: Intervention Project, 2 hrs
- NSG 384, Community Health Nursing II: Practicum, 1 hr
Leadership Block: May be taken as the second or third block
- NSG 460, Nursing Leadership I: Theory, 3 hrs
- NSG 483, Nursing Leadership II: Practicum, 2 hrs
- NSG 484, Nursing Leadership III: Intervention Project, 1 hr
Research Block: Should be taken as the final block
- NSG 471, Nursing Research I: Research Process, 2 hrs
- NSG 472, Nursing Research II: Critical Reading, 2 hrs
- NSG 473, Nursing Research III: Clinical Application, 2 hrs
ELECTIVES: Six to Eight hours of upper-division (300-400 level) electives (or 500 level MSN)
courses in the RN to MSN fast-entry option) taken at WCU complete the program. Online
electives are available in nursing, social work, philosophy and religion, anthropology,
health sciences, law, and other disciplines that appeal to students’ needs and interests.
Electives may be taken along with the RN to BSN blocks or during the summer.
*Upon successful completion of NSG 399, students receive 30 hours of credit for their
previous nursing coursework.
Eight-Semester Plan for RN to BSN Program