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 | Catholic Bioethics | 3 |
| NU300 | Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice | 1 |
| NU305 | Nursing Care of the Aging Population | 3 |
| NU415 | Professional Nursing Capstone | 3 |
Faculty:
Chair: Lee-Ann Kenny
Vice-Chair/Assistant Program Director: Emily Nishiyama
Professor: Elizabeth Elkind
Assistant Professors: Lee-Ann Kenny, Emily Nishiyama, Alex Sellers, Lauren Mault, Margaret Hunter, Lourdes James, Alaina Duncan, Suzanne Campoli, Angel Whitlow, Kristin Monza, Melissa Horstman, Christa Cowen
Welcome to the Belmont Abbey College Department of Nursing. The Department of Nursing supports the mission of Belmont Abbey College. As you begin your nursing education, remember that you are the future of the nursing profession and a representative of the professional image of nursing at Belmont Abbey College and other community settings.
Department MISSION
Belmont Abbey College's Department of Nursing offers excellence in ethical healthcare through professional nursing education, service, and practice. In this work, we are guided by the college's Benedictine spirit and Catholic intellectual tradition as expressed in the Benedictine Hallmarks and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.
Department VISION
To be a leader of academic excellence and values in professional nursing.
Department CORE VALUES
The Department of Nursing’s core values at Belmont Abbey College represent vital concepts to guide students, faculty, staff, and leaders. As Department of Nursing representatives, we adhere to these tenets while in our community, on-campus, and within our interactions with each other.
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C
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Compassion, Caring, and Commitment
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We will perpetuate an atmosphere of empathy, kindness, and duty through our commitment to learning, practice, and service.
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A
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Accountability
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We will hold ourselves and others responsible for competence and professionalism.
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R
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Respect and
Resilience
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We will recognize the innate worth of others and ourselves.
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E
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Excellence
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We will persistently contribute to and seek quality in academics, service, practice, and nursing science.
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Sincerity and
Service
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We will pursue opportunities to serve and uphold honesty, promote trust, and engage in ethical practice.
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
Nursing academics at Belmont Abbey reflects a scientific and liberal arts foundation, encompassed within a faith-based setting. Concurrent with professional nursing standards and the mission, vision, and philosophy of Belmont Abbey College, nursing faculty believe that professional nursing practice is grounded in knowledge, theory, research, and evidence. Nursing education is an integrated process through which students attain knowledge, understanding, and competencies necessary for quality and evidenced-based nursing practice. Nurses are in the privileged position of witnessing life's most intimate events when patients, families, and communities are at their most vulnerable. Therefore, Belmont Abbey’s nursing faculty teach the practice of nursing’s art and science to create an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust, and holistic views. Fundamental beliefs concerning teaching and learning, critical thinking, diversity, nursing science, and the Rule of Saint Benedict guide the faculty’s endeavors.
THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT INSPIRES AND INFORMS US
St. Benedict mandated, “Care of the sick must rank above and before all else.” (RB 35:1). St. Benedict’s Rule and Catholic healthcare directives encompass tenets critical in ethical decision- making, integrity, and the nursing profession. These principles permeate Belmont Abbey’s nursing curricula, emphasizing the Department of Nursing’s core values in conjunction with the Benedictine values of hospitality, respect for the person, prayer, service, moderation, and community. These values guide students to integrate spiritual, emotional, physical, and intellectual characteristics into their personal and professional lives.
CODE OF ETHICS
The BAC Department of Nursing has adopted the following codes of ethics: the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) Code of Ethics, the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act for Registered Nurses, and the 2015 American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. These codes and standards provide a foundation and guidance for RN students at all degree levels to agree that they will uphold their academic, clinical, lab, and practice environments within all stages of their nursing career. Furthermore, the development and growth of the holistic self or persons are supported throughout these codes and standards.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
The following professional standards guide the curricula content for the BSN program at Belmont Abbey College:
THE ANA CODE OF ETHICS (ANA, 2015)
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008)
The Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Quality and Safety in Nursing: A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes. (QSEN, 2020)
The following professional standards guide the curricula content for the MSN program at Belmont Abbey College:
• The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011)
• The National League for Nursing (NLN) Core Competencies for Academic Nurse Educators (NLN, 2020)
• The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nurse Leader Competencies (AONL, 2022)
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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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.