Current version - Indiana University South Bend

1423 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
R.N.—B.S.N. Curriculum
At IU South Bend, a minimum of 123 credit hours
are required for the B.S.N.; 58 credit hours of general
education, 30 credit hours of R.N.—B.S.N. nursing
courses, and 35 credit hours of special credit for previous
nursing course work.
General Education
A minimum of 58 credit hours in general-education
courses are required for the R.N. in the B.S.N. degree
completion program. Courses in addition to those
required can be selected from the cluster course list
available from an advisor. Courses from accredited
schools can be transferred in and applied to the B.S.N.
Submission of an official credit transfer report (CTR)
to the School of Nursing is required for all work being
transferred from another school. To obtain an official
CTR, the student must request an official transcript
from the other institution(s) to be forwarded to the IU
South Bend Office of Admissions for evaluation. Each
student record is individually evaluated for applicability
of courses toward the campus general-education
requirements and the B.S.N.
For a more detailed description of the IU South Bend
general-education curriculum, including lists of
approved courses, see pages 35-40 in this publication.
All courses certified as meeting the campuswide generaleducation
requirements are designated in the Schedule
of Classes or approved for transfer.
Campuswide Curriculum for Transfer
Students (18 cr.)
Students who transfer to IU South Bend with 56 credit
hours or more toward graduation are required to
complete, at a minimum, one 300-level common core
course at IU South Bend in any of the four areas with
the advice of their major program. In addition, they are
required to complete the campuswide general-education
requirements in the fundamental literacies, Oral
Communication, Computer Literacy, and Quantitative
Reasoning; and one of the 3 credit hour contemporary
social values courses in either Non-Western Cultures
or Diversity in United States Society. See additional
requirements for R.N.’s under this section.
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Fundamental Literacies (12 cr.)
Writing
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 1
Critical Thinking
Waived for R.N.’s
Oral Communication
SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
Visual Literacy
Waived for R.N.’s
Quantitative Reasoning
Select one of the following (or its equivalent):
MATH-K 300 Statistical Techniques for Health
Professions
NURS-H 355 Data Analysis/Practice and
Research
SOC-S 351 Social Statistics
Information Literacy
Waived for R.N.’s
Computer Literacy
CSCI-A 106 Introduction to Computing (or
competency, or approved computer
course, page 37)
Common Core Courses (3 cr.)
R.N.’s complete one 300- or 399-level course from the
following four areas, as designated in the Schedule of
Classes.
The Natural World
Select from approved course list, page 38
Human Behavior and Social Institutions
Select from approved course list, page 38
Literary and Intellectual Traditions
Select from approved course list, page 38
Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity
Select from approved course list, page 38
Contemporary Social Values (3 cr.)
R.N.’s must complete one course from the following two
areas, as designated in the Schedule of Classes.
Non-Western Cultures
Select from approved course list, pages 38-39
Diversity in United States Society
Select from approved course list, pages 39-40
Additional Requirements (40 cr. minimum)
MICR-M 250 Microbial Cell Biology
PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics
PHSL-P 261 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
(5 cr.)
PHSL-P 262 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
(5 cr.)
PSY-P 103 General Psychology
SOC-S 161 Principles of Sociology
Electives from cluster course list
If anatomy, physiology, and microbiology courses total
less than 12 credit hours, or if microbiology was not
required by the R.N.-granting program, a biologicallybased
science course is required. Courses should be
equivalent to the listed courses. Credit hours may vary.