Admission Criteria

• Official transcripts showing associate degree in nursing from an accredited institution;
• A copy of current valid, unrestricted, unencumbered registered nurse (RN) license from the state in which the applicant is practicing. All nursing licenses are to be kept current and unencumbered for the duration of the educational program;
• Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended; and
• Completion of required 60 hours of general education and prerequisite course work with grade of “C” or above.

The required state common prerequisite courses(*) are:

*These are state common prerequisites substitutes identified in the state Common Prerequisite Manual at www.flvc.org. Other identified courses are also accepted.

• Completion of two (2) sequential courses of foreign language in high school or sequential 8-10 semester hours at the postsecondary level, or approved alternate methods for demonstrating competence.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, for all coursework attempted.
• Appropriate documentation of medical history, physical examination, tuberculosis test and/or chest X-ray, and influenza vaccine. A state or military certificate of immunization status documenting immunity for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), Hepatitis B (HBV), Varicella (Var.), and diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) or tetanus and diphtheria (Td) is required. If certification of immunization is not available, a titer is required.
• Current American Heart Association BCLS CPR certification.
• Admission to the university.
• Submission of a completed School of Nursing application.

Admission to the program takes place in the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Graduation Requirements

A completion of 30 credit hours is required for the baccalaureate degree from FAMU. Students who already have an RN license must meet this requirement to be eligible for graduation with a BSN. The required courses are:

• NUR 3805 Transition to Professional Nursing (3)
• NUR 4836 Healthcare Policy (3)
• NUR 4636E      Population Health (3)
• NUR 4636LE       Population Health:  Clinical (3)
• *NUR or NGR    Elective (3)
• NUR 4169E       Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement (3)
• NUR 3870 Nursing Informatics (3)
• NUR 4195 Death and Dying (3)
• NUR 4830 Leadership and Management in Nursing (3)
• NUR 4947 Capstone Seminar (3)

• *Electives:
  	NUR 4985 Patient Education (3)	NGR 5141DL Advanced Pathophysiology (ON-LINE) (3)   (Graduate)
  	NGR 6891 Health Policy and Nursing (3)   (Graduate)	NGR 5742DL Role APN Health Prom & Dis Prevention (ON-LINE) (3)   (Graduate)

Note:

The program may be completed in 12 months.

Sixty (60) hours must be earned at a senior institution. The final 30 hours must be taken at FAMU. A student who transfers with less than 60 credits upon admission must earn nine (9) credit hours prior to graduation by attending one or more summer terms.

Students can enroll either full-time (3 semesters to complete) or part-time (5 semesters to complete). Students may start the RN-BSN program while completing general education courses. All required pre-nursing/prerequisite courses must be completed to be eligible for graduation. The Transition to Professional Nursing course must be taken in the first semester of enrollment in the RN-BSN program and successfully completed prior to advancing in the program. The Capstone Seminar course is the last course in the curriculum. All pre-nursing/prerequisite course(s) must be completed prior to or during the Capstone Seminar semester. Students who elect to enroll in an elective Graduate course will be awarded dual credits in the RN-BSN and FAMU Graduate Program.