Curriculum
Emory & Henry takes great pride in the liberal arts foundation. BSN nurses who graduate will have this knowledge base to enhance the perspective of healthcare on a local, national and global level.
Students accepted into the RN to BSN Program will be allowed to transfer in 39 credits achieved through their nursing courses. General education which meet the CORE requirements will be determined according to the courses accepted from previous institutions, (i.e., Anatomy & Physiology, English, etc.).
The RN to BSN program can be completed both in a one-year accelerated track or in a part-time, two-year program.
The sequencing listed below includes only nursing curriculum courses. Students may be required to take additional CORE courses to complete the liberal arts curriculum.
One-Year Accelerated Track
BSN Course Sequencing (full-time 3-semester option)
Fall Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 206 |
Global Issues in Healthcare | 3 |
NURS 402 |
Informatics & Technology |
3 |
NURS 405 |
Healthcare Policy & Finance | 3 |
NURS 207 |
Cultural Competency in Healthcare |
3 |
Total | 12 Credit Hours |
Spring Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 401 |
Health Assessment | 3 |
NURS 400 |
Pathophysiology* |
3 |
NURS 403 |
Evidence-Based Practice & Nursing Research | 3 |
NURS 411 |
Population & Rural Health | 3 |
NURS 412 |
Population & Rural Health Clinical Practicum | 1 |
* Elective Total | 10-13 Credit Hours |
Summer 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 404 |
Leadership & Management in Nursing |
3 |
NURS 300 |
Nursing Ethics |
3 |
NURS 407 | RN to BSN Capstone |
3 |
NURS 408 | Role Transition to the Nursing Profession |
3 |
Total | 12 Credit Hours |
Total Credit Hours 36
Part-Time Track
BSN Course Sequencing (2-year, 6-semester option)
Sample Course of Study Year 1
Fall Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 206 |
Global Issues in Healthcare |
3 |
NURS 402 | Informatics & Technology | 3 |
Total | 6 Credit Hours |
Spring Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 401 |
Health Assessment | 3 |
NURS 400 | Pathophysiology* |
3 |
*Elective Total | 6 Credit Hours |
Summer Semester 1
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 404 |
Leadership & Management in Nursing | 4 |
NURS 300 | Nursing Ethics |
3 |
Total | 7 Credit Hours |
Year Two
Fall SEMESTER 2
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
NURS 405 |
Healthcare Policy & Finance |
3 |
NURS 407 | Cultural Concepts in Healthcare |
3 |
Total | 6 Credit Hours |
Spring SEMESTER 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 403 |
Evidence-Based Practice & Nursing Research |
3 |
NURS 406 | Population & Community Nursing |
3 |
Total | 6 Credit Hours |
Summer SEMESTER 2
Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
NURS 407 |
RN-BSN Capstone |
3 |
NURS 408 | Role Transition to the Nursing Profession |
3 |
Total | 6 Credit Hours |
Total Credit Hours 36
**Some of the BSN Major Completion courses do have clinical and lab requirements. Clinical may take place in the hospital or healthcare facility where the student is employed, community agencies throughout the region, and the lab components will be offered at the Health Sciences Campus Clinical Simulation Lab.