Post Licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Post-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(RN-BSN)
Admission Requirements
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1. Graduation from an accredited Associate or Diploma degree of Nursing program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
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2. Hold a current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse with no charges by a state board of nursing.
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3. Earn at least a “C” in all required nursing RN-BSN prerequisites.
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4. Have a grade point average of 2.0 or better in all college coursework eligible for transfer to BAC.
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5. Submission of an RN-BSN NursingCAS application.
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On admission to the RN-BSN program, applicants are required to have completed an accredited Associate or Diploma-level nursing degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Additional admission requirements include a “C” or better in the nursing prerequisites: Human Anatomy I, Human Anatomy II, Microbiology, Introduction to Psychology, and Developmental or Lifespan Psychology. Associate or Diploma-level nursing degrees are assessed via official transcript submission to the NursingCAS admission application system.
RN Licensure is assessed via the student’s corresponding state board of nursing and/or nursys.com website. An unencumbered RN license is required for admission into the RN-BSN program. The nursing department uses nursys.com to monitor student RN licenses after course enrollment.
RN-BSN Nursing Prerequisites
- Human Anatomy I and II
- Microbiology
- Introduction to Psychology
- Developmental or Lifespan Psychology
RN-BSN Facts
- The RN-BSN program is online in an 8-week accelerated format.
- Belmont Abbey College participates in the Uniform Articulation Agreement between North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
- NCICU agreement lists the RN-BSN general education requirements outlined in Blocks 1-3.
- Following completing the first semester of nursing courses in the RN-BSN program, RN-BSN students are awarded 30 credit hours from prior learning in their previous nursing degree with competencies demonstrated via an unencumbered RN license.
- Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Belmont Abbey College to graduate from the RN-BSN program.
Degree Requirements
Associate or Diploma-level nursing degrees are assessed via official transcripts by the registrar’s office for transfer credit. The registrar’s office at BAC will review transcripts and award transfer credits as permitted by the BAC Transfer Credit policy. Prospective RN-BSN students will be informed by the BAC Registrar’s office or the Nursing Academic Advisor of any outstanding general education requirements for admission to the RN-BSN program.
The Nursing Academic Advisor will utilize the information provided by the registrar’s office to assess the core curriculum general education needs of the prospective student based on the BAC policies for distance program students and the Uniform Articulation Agreement between North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) for RN-BSN programs. For students with a degree earned outside of North Carolina or a diploma degree, the same standards for evaluating the RN-BSN needs will be applied.
General Education Course Completion Requirements
Block 1 (23-course credits)
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Course Category
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Transferable courses
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Credits
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BAC Core
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English Composition
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Select two: ENG 111,
112, 114
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6 (3,3)
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Combined with HC302W meets writing requirements.
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Human Anatomy and
Physiology with lab
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BIO 165&166 or 168 &
169
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8 (4,4)
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Natural Science
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Humanities/Fine Arts
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Select one from the following: ART 111,
ART 114, ART 115,
MUS 110, MUS 112,
PHI 215, PHI 240,
HUM 115
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3
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Fine Arts
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Psychology
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PSY 150, PSY 241
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6 (3,3)
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Social Science
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Block 2 (18 credits)
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Course Category
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Transferable courses
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Credits
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BAC Core
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English Literature
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ENG 231,232
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3
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Partial literature
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History
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HIS 111, 112, 131, 132.
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3
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Partial history
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Fine Arts
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Select one additional course not taken in Block 1 from the following: ART 114,
ART 115, MUS 110,
MUS 112
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3
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Fine Arts
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College Transfer Math
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MAT 143 or MAT 171
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3
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Quantitative Reasoning
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Sociology
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SOC 210 and one of the following: SOC 213, SOC 220, SOC 225, SOC 230,
SOC 240
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6(3,3)
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Social Science
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Block 3 (17 credits)
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Course Category
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Transferable courses
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Credits
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BAC Core
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Statistics
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MAT 152
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3
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Quantitative Reasoning
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Microbiology with lab
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BIO 175 or 275
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4
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Natural Sciences
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Chemistry with lab
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CHM 151 or CHM 130
and CHM 130A or CHM 131 and 131A
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3
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Natural Sciences
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Social Science/ Elective:
Select 2 from either category or one from each.
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ECO 251, ECO 252, POL
120.
Suggested electives include but are not limited to foreign language, speech, culture, and computer science. Electives must be selected from the Transfer Course List in
the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.
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6 (3,3)
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Social Sciences
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Block 4 (30 credits): Prior Learning from Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing
Following the completion of the first semester of nursing courses in the RN-BSN program at BAC, the RN-BSN student will be awarded 30 credit hours for nursing coursework taken in their pre-licensure Diploma or Associate Degree as well as their unencumbered RN license. The nursing coursework is completed at an accredited institution and is supported by the terms of the NCICU. The unencumbered RN license is verified via national examination. (For further information, see the rationale discussed under prior learning is required as a condition of admission.)
Block 5 (34 credits)
The final 34 credits are listed in the below table to total 122 credits consists of the course credits completed in the RN-BSN program at BAC.
Belmont Abbey College Credits Block 5
| NU111 | Transition to Professional Practice | 3 |
| NU211 | Advanced Health Assess and Promotion in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| TH220 | Theological Anthropology | 3 |
| BI204 | Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| TH332 | Bioethics in the Catholic Tradition | 3 |
| NU300 | Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice | 1 |
| NU305 | Nursing Care of the Aging Population | 3 |
| NU415 | Professional Nursing Capstone | 3 |