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Students applying for the Online RN to BSN Pathway must have completed all eighteen (18) undergraduate prerequisite courses prior to applying to the RN to BSN Professional Component. These 59 semester hours of college credit may be completed in your hometown area, at an accredited institution and transferred to this university.

Written Communication

Course	Credit Hours
EH 101 English Composition I	3
EH 102 English Composition II	3

Humanities and Fine Arts

Course	Credit Hours
Fine Arts (Music, Drama, or Art)	3
*Literature Elective (American, British, or World)	3
Humanities Elective (Literature for sequence, Philosophy, Foreign Language, Music, Art, Drama, Public Speaking, or Religion)	6

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Course	Credit Hours
College Algebra, Finite Math, or Pre-Calculus	3
Chemistry & Lab or Biology with a Lab	4
Second Natural Science with a Lab (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Astronomy)	4

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Course	Credit Hours
PSY 120 Introduction to Psychology or Psychology Elective	3
*History elective (US, World, or Western Civilization)	3
History/Social/Behavioral Science Elective (history for sequence, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Communications, or Anthropology)	6

Nursing Major

Course	Credit Hours
BLY 213 & BLY 214 Microbiology & Lab OR  BMD 210 Microbiology in Healthcare & BMD 210L Lab	4
BMD 251 Human Anatomy & Physiology I includes Lab	4
BMD 252 Human Anatomy & Physiology II includes Lab	4
ST 305 / ST 210 / BUS 245 / PSY 220  Statistics (Select one)	3
Computer Elective	3

Total Credits 59

*Must have one history elective and one literature elective. In addition, you must choose a second history or second literature to complete a two-part sequence (e.g. US History I, US History II or American Literature I, American Literature II)

Evaluation of a student鈥檚 transcripts by the College of Nursing for the Online RN-BSN Pathway is contingent upon the official transfer credit articulation of your complete academic history. This is done by the 麻豆相关报道Registrar once you are admitted as a transfer student to the University.

Students can use the 麻豆相关报道Transfer Evaluation System to assess which credits earned at their current or former school may transfer to the 麻豆相关报道.  This is an unofficial course evaluation. 

Transfer Students can locate information on admission requirements, Pathway 麻豆相关报道Program, Transfer Center, General Education/Core Curriculum, and STARS Guide on the 麻豆相关报道Transfer Student page.

The College of Nursing Admissions Committee and the Dean of the College select applicants best qualified for and most likely to succeed in the study of nursing. Students are admitted without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or qualified disability. Students must be in good standing with all academic institutions/nursing programs that they have attended in order to be admitted to the BSN program.

State Board of Nursing Authorizations
Each State Board of Nursing has requirements for online programs. Due to these requirements, we are not accepting nursing applications from South Dakota and New York at this time.

Applications for the RN 鈥� BSN Pathway are received on a space available basis.  The following deadlines are tentative for students to plan for submission of their documentation.

• Spring Admission 鈥� Application Deadline
  Deadline - July 15^th
• Summer Admission 鈥� Application Deadline
  Deadline 鈥� March 1^st
• Fall Admission 鈥� Application Deadline
  Deadline 鈥� March 15^th

1. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States of America.
2. Completion of an accredited diploma or associate degree in nursing and a current registered nurse licensure with no restriction. Restrictions include participation in voluntary discipline programs.
3. Complete all eighteen (18) required pre-requisite courses at a regionally accredited school. These 59 credit hours of general education courses are in addition to the nursing courses completed to become a Registered Nurse.
4. Minimum grade of 鈥淐鈥� in all pre-requisite courses.
5. Minimum GPA of 2.5 on all prerequisite courses and Minimum University GPA of 2.0.
6. Submit transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to 麻豆相关报道Admissions Office.
7. Supplemental Application submitted to 麻豆相关报道with a $50 fee by the deadline.
8. Admission will be contingent on a negative drug screen, an acceptable background check, and completion of all Medical Records in CastleBranch. Students are responsible for costs related to these requirements.

Students are responsible for all costs related to monitoring/proctoring tests and identity authentication when required by a course.

Applicants to the Online RN to BSN Pathway are required to complete both a Primary Application for General Admission to the 麻豆相关报道Office of Admissions and a Supplemental Application. 

RN to BSN students are admitted each fall, spring, and summer semester. Applicants are accepted during the time periods listed above.  Applicants are required to complete both a Primary Application and a Supplemental Application.

RN to BSN applicants are required to complete two applications - Primary and Supplemental. First, complete the Primary Application for General Admission to the 麻豆相关报道Office of Admissions, then complete the Supplemental Application.  Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their completed Supplemental Application is submitted by the deadline for the semester for which they are applying. Only completed applications will be considered for acceptance. 

Step 1 Primary Application

Step 1 Primary Application
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The Primary Application is completed through the 麻豆相关报道General Admission Office. Please go to the 麻豆相关报道Admissions Webpage for instructions regarding General Admission. 

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Applicants must request official transcripts from ALL college and university studies, regardless of the outcome of enrollment. Include all undergraduate, graduate, and professional institutions you have attended, even if the courses were not required for admission to a nursing program or were transferred to another institution. Include any non-degree programs (e.g., summer school) and foreign institutions attended, whether or not the coursework was transferred to a U.S. institution or resulted in a degree. Please check with your degree conferring University to confirm they are regionally accredited before applying.

A transcript is ONLY considered official if it is sent directly from the college or university to 麻豆相关报道Admissions Office. 

For the College of Nursing advising team to review your transcripts in a timely manner, please email an UNOFFICIAL COPY of your transcripts to our RN2BSN@southalabama.edu account.  Unofficial copies are only used for preliminary review of your prerequisites for admission to the program.

Applicants who are finishing an Associate Degree in Nursing between the application deadline and the beginning of the semester for which they are applying are required to submit an official degree-conferred transcript to 麻豆相关报道Admissions Office prior to starting the RN-BSN program.

Step 2 Supplemental Application

The Supplemental Application is the application which is submitted directly to the College of Nursing at the 麻豆相关报道.

1. The is submitted electronically to the BSN Office at the 麻豆相关报道College of Nursing. 
2. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their completed Supplemental Application is submitted to the College of Nursing by the deadline for the semester for which they are applying.
3. This application requires a non-refundable processing fee of $50.00.  A Credit Card or Debit Card is the required form of payment for the $50 processing fee. 

USA鈥檚 Concurrent ADN to BSN program allows you to earn an 麻豆相关报道nursing degree more quickly than the 2+2 model.

Through this unique, concurrent enrollment program, you will take ADN-level courses at Coastal Alabama Community College or Jones College while also taking BSN courses taught by 麻豆相关报道faculty delivered in an online format. When you complete your ADN degree, you may have already earned more than half of your BSN credits 鈥� and will complete the remainder of USA鈥檚 RN to BSN program in a convenient, flexible online format.

Students who are enrolled in USA鈥檚 Concurrent ADN to BSN program may be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN after successfully completing the ADN portion of their program and prior to enrolling in their final BSN courses at USA. Students will also be required to complete all pre-requisite courses prior to continuing enrollment in the RN to BSN program after graduation from the associate degree program.

Admissions:	Apply 3 times/year | Summer, Fall or Spring start
Program Length:	2-6 semesters | Graduate with BSN 1-2 Semesters After Completing ADN
Program Type:	Concurrent Enrollment in ADN and BSN Programs
Delivery Method:	Online

The primary method of communication by the 麻豆相关报道 (USA) College of Nursing (CON) throughout the application cycle is email. It allows us to easily make contact with you throughout the day and you are able to contact us at a time that is convenient for you. Please ensure that the email address you put on your application is an email address you check several times weekly and that you add conrn2bsn@southalabama.edu to the address book of your email account. This will ensure that email from us will not be sent to your SPAM/JUNK folder.

Students accepted into this RN-BSN program in the College of Nursing are required to complete all requirements under Medical Documents Manager as listed on the Health Requirements Webpage. All requirements should be completed no later than one month prior to the first day of classes for the professional component. Students are not required to order a Castle Branch account until they have been accepted into the professional component.

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