Post Licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing
RN-BSN Admission Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited Associate or Diploma degree of Nursing program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Hold a current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse with no charges by a state board of nursing.
- Earn at least a “C” in all required nursing RN-BSN prerequisites.
- Have a grade point average of 2.0 or better in all college coursework eligible for transfer to BAC.
- Submission of an RN-BSN NursingCAS application.
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). The 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.
Block 1 (23 course credits)
| Course Category |
Transferable Courses |
Credits |
BAC Core |
| English Composition |
Select two: ENG111, ENG112, ENG114 |
6 (3, 3) |
Combined with HC302W meets writing requirements. |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab |
BIO165 & BIO166 or BIO168 & BIO169 |
8 (4, 4) |
Natural Science |
| Humanities/Fine Arts |
Select one from the following:
ART111, ART114, ART115, MUS110, MUS112, PHI215, PHI240, HUM115
|
3 |
Fine Arts |
| Psychology |
PSY150, PSY241 |
6 (3, 3) |
Social Science |
Block 2 (18 course credits)
| Course Category |
Transferable Courses |
Credits |
BAC Core |
| English Literature |
ENG231, ENG232 |
3 |
Partial literature |
| History |
HIS111, HIS112, HIS131, HIS132 |
3 |
Partial history |
| Fine Arts |
Select one additional course not taken in Block 1 from the following: ART114, ART115, MUS110, MUS112 |
3 |
Fine Arts |
| College Transfer Math |
MAT143 or MAT171 |
3 |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| Sociology |
SOC210 and one of the following: SOC213, SOC220, SOC225, SOC230, SOC240 |
6 (3, 3) |
Social Science |
Block 3 (17 course credits)
| Course Category |
Transferable Courses |
Credits |
BAC Core |
| Statistics |
MAT152 |
3 |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| Microbiology with Lab |
BIO175 or BIO275 |
4 |
Natural Sciences |
| Chemistry with Lab |
CHM151 or CHM130 and CHM130A or CHM131 and 131A |
3 |
Natural Sciences |
| Social Science/Elective: Select 2 from either category or one from each. |
ECO251, ECO252, POL120
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 (CAA).
|
6 (3, 3) |
Social Sciences |
Block 4 (30 course 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 course credits): Belmont Abbey College 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.
| NU111 | Transition to Professional Practice | 3 |
| NU211 | Advanced Health Assess and Promotion in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| TH220 | Theological Anthropology | 3 |
| BI204 | Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| HC302W | Research for Healthcare Practice | 3 |
| TH332 | Catholic Bioethics | 3 |
| NU300 | Clinical Nutrition for Nursing Practice | 1 |
| NU305 | Nursing Care of the Aging Population | 3 |
| NU307 | Population Health: Public Community and Global | 3 |
| HC201 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| HC403 | Leading in Complex Situations | 3 |
| NU415 | Professional Nursing Capstone | 3 |