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Nursing & Health Sciences

Beth-El College of
Nursing & Health Sciences
University of Colorado
at
Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4422
(719) 255-4416 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30

 

RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Background Check Policy

Multiple entry levels facilitate the educational upward mobility of RN's. All students seeking advanced standing will be required to meet the same prerequisites and terminal objectives of the college as traditional students. Advanced placement credit may be obtained by transfer credit or challenge credit. Those seeking advanced placement in the baccalaureate program must meet the following requirements:

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • RN's within 3 years of graduation may apply for entry to the program without clinical practice experience.
  • RN's 3 years post graduation must have clinical practice experiences of at least 1,000 hours within the past 3 years or completion of an approved RN Refresher course
    • At least one letter of support documenting at least 1,000 hours of clinical practice experiences
  • Advanced placement students must have an active RN license
  • Request information related to the "Colorado Articulation" to answer additional questions for Registered Nurses seeking advanced placement

CURRICULUM PLAN

General Education Requirements ONLINE Nursing/Health Science Courses
BIOL 201 Anatomy & Physiology 4 NURS 301 Pathophysiology 3
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 NURS 304 Patterns of Knowing (RN) 3
CHEM 101 Chemistry 4 NURS 305 Health Assessment (RN) 3
ENGL 131 English Composition 3 NURS 401 Nursing Research 3
Humanities Electives (2) 6 NURS 445 Community Health (RN) 6
BIOL 205 Nutrition for Health Science* 3 NURS 425 Prof Nursing Practice (RN) 3
BIOL 203 Microbiology 4 NURS 435 Nursing Management (RN) 3
General Education Electives (2) 6 NURS 448 Clinical Capstone (RN) 80hrs 2
BIOL 202 Anatomy & Physiology 4 NURS/HSCI XXX Elective 6
PSY 362 Developmental Psychology 3  
CHEM 102 Chemistry* 4
ENGL 141 English Composition 3
ANTH 104 Cultural Anthropology 3
SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3
PSY 210 Statistics 3
Total Credits 56 Total Credits 32

*For transfer courses with integrated content, other options are available

Colorado Articulation: Nursing credits granted through articulation for RN's = 38
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 126

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For specific questions not answered here, contact our nursing advisor Linda Goodwin at lgoodwin@uccs.edu or 719.255.3867.


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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Last Updated: September 12, 2009 Jackie Crouch