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Program Requirements

The RN to BSN degree requires 122 semester hours for completion and is comprised of the following:

The Associates Degree in Nursing—ADN (required, along with the RN license, for the program of study), or Diploma from a hopsital program, Cognate courses (some of which may be completed in the ADN degree program) Core curriculum (some of which may be completed in the ADN degree program) Upper-division major courses (to be delivered by Appalachian) Electives (depending upon the number of cognate and/or core curriculum courses completed in the ADN degree, the student will need sufficient elective hours to achieve the 122-semester-hour total required for BSN program completion)

Core Curriculum

*English Composition 6 sh;  (ENG 111 and ENG 112 or 113 or 114 or 131)
*Science 8 sh; labs must be included (e.g.: BIO 111 and 112 or BIO 168 and 169 or CHE 151 and 152 or PHY 151 and 152)
*Mathematics 4 sh; (e.g.: MAT 140 and 140A, MAT 161, MAT 171, MAT 175, MAT 263, or MAT 271—Note:  
  MAT 151+A or MAT 155+A is required as a part of the cognate courses for the BSN)
*Humanities 12 sh; Four courses from at least three areas. One course must be a fine arts course (Art, Dance, Music or Theatre) and one course from an approved literature course.
(Choose from: ART 111, 114, 115, 116, 117; DAN 110, 211+212; DRA 111, 112, 122, 126, 211, 212; ENG 231, 232, 233, 234, 241, 242, 243, 251, 252, 253, 261, 262, 265, 266, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275; FRE 151, 211, 212;
GER  211, 212; HUM 115, 120, 122, 130, 140, 145, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220, 225, 240; ITA 211, 212; MUS 110, 112, 113, 114, 210, 211, 212, 213, 270, 271, 272; PHI 210, 215, 220, 221, 230, 240, 250; REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221; RUS 211, 212; SPA 211, 212)
 *Social Science 12 sh total
    -World History  6 sh; (HIS 111 and 112 or 114 or 115 or 116 or HIS 121 and 122)
    -Other Social Sciences  6 sh (from 2 different areas)     
(Choose from: ANT 210, 220, 221; ECO 151, 251, 252; GEO 112, 130; POL 110, 120, 130, 210, 220;                
PSY 150; SOC 210, 213, 220, 225, 234)

Cognate Courses:

 Microbiology 4 sh; (BIO 170, 175, 176, 275)
 Psychology 3 sh; (PSY 241 / Developmental Psychology)
 Statistics 3 sh; (MAT 151 or MAT 155)
 Additional cognate courses 6 sh
(Choose from:  CIS 110, 115; PSY 281; SNH 111,112,211,212; SOC 210, 213; or other courses approved by the Chair of the Department of Nursing)

Electives:

 At least 2 sh of electives outside the major discipline are required; additional community college elective courses may
 be needed to ensure a total of 122 semester hours is accomplished for the BSN degree.
 (A complete listing of transferable courses from the NC Community College System is available at: http://www.admissions.appstate.edu/process/equivalency.htm)

Cohort Program:

         The RN to BSN program is cohort-based, a concept of providing a schedule of courses to an identified group of students who, together, start and complete their upper-division program of study at a particular location.  Cohorts begin at varying times and the prospective student must select a particular cohort to attend prior to that cohort’s beginning date (i.e., students may enter a cohort only at selected beginning times and at particular sites).  Information about upcoming cohorts appears below.

          A total of 62 semester hours comprise the major requirements, a portion of which is derived from the student’s previous experience in nursing.  Upon successful completion of the first semester of the senior year, the student will receive 30 semester hours of validated credit for prior learining and clinical competence.  Appalachian faculty deliver the upper-division courses to the off-campus site; and, students attend classes only one evening per week.  The courses will be provided utilizing various methods of instruction (i.e. lecture, videos/DVD, on-line, etc.)  The cohort duration is three to four semesters.
 
Opportunities for Professional Nurses:

Aerospace
  Agriculture
  Airlines
  Alternative Healing
  Applying to Graduate School
  Birthing Centers
  Business and Industry
  Case Management
  Clinics
  Counseling
  Criminal Justice
  Durable Medical Equipment Industry
  Faculty in Technical Programs of Nursing
  Forensics
  Government Agencies such as the U.S. Public Health Service
  Health Care and/or Nursing Administration
  Health Care and/or Nursing Management
  Health Department
  Home Health
  Hospice
  Insurance Industry
  Jails and/or Prisons
  Mental Health/Psychiatric Facilities
  Occupational Health
  Parish Nursing
  Pharmaceutical Industry
  Policy Development
  Political Office
  Research
  School Health Program or School-Based Clinic
  Surgery Centers
  Travel and Leisure
  United States Coast Guard
  United States Military