BaChelor of Science Degree In Nursing (BSN)
	Program Contact: Crystal Harris, NP Phone: 704-403-1756 Email: crystal.harris@cabarruscollege.edu
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) completion program is designed for Registered Nurses (RNs) who are seeking to expand their skills in the ever-changing health care industry.

The BSN completion program prepares professional nurses to:

• Integrate nursing process into the delivery of health care for the promotion of wellness and the maintenance and restoration of health for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups and communities.
• Synthesize knowledge from the natural, behavioral, political and social sciences, the humanities, ethics, law and nursing sciences as a basis for professional nursing practice.
• Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary health team to meet the health needs of clients.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional nursing practice and lifelong personal and professional development.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) completion program is designed for Registered Nurses (RNs) who are seeking to expand their skills in the ever-changing health care industry.

The BSN completion program prepares professional nurses to:

• Integrate nursing process into the delivery of health care for the promotion of wellness and the maintenance and restoration of health for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups and communities.
• Synthesize knowledge from the natural, behavioral, political and social sciences, the humanities, ethics, law and nursing sciences as a basis for professional nursing practice.
• Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary health team to meet the health needs of clients.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional nursing practice and lifelong personal and professional development.

BSN Completion Program Curriculum Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree will be awarded to students who have successfully completed 120 credit hours of course work with a grade of C or better. This includes 27 credit hours of general education and program requirement courses, 32 credit hours of upper division major courses and 61 transfer credits from the student’s prior associate degree or Diploma in nursing.

BSN Curriculum Plan

Academic Progress for BSN Students

• A student must earn at least a “C” as a final grade in each course in the major in order to enroll in the subsequent course or to graduate;
  
  
  • A student may repeat a maximum of two (2) individual courses in the major;
  
  
  • Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of “C” (2.0) or higher;
  
  
  • Students must maintain a current, unrestricted RN license;
  
  
  • Students must meet and maintain current health requirements as specified by the clinical agencies to participate in and/or continue clinical;
  
  
  • BSN completion program students may earn a minor in health services management by completing 12 semester hours of health services management major courses. HSM 300, HSM 320, HSM 330 and HSM 400 are the preferred courses to earn a HSM minor.

  For admission into the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (completion) program, applicants must meet the General College Admission Requirements and also submit:
  

• an official transcript showing evidence of high school or college level algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and a math with algebra II as a prerequisite;

• official transcript showing completion of an earned Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing leading to successful RN license

• transcript shows a preferred cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above

• documentation of a current, active, unrestricted North Carolina RN License

• two letters of reference (one of which must be from an RN diploma or ADN program faculty or a current supervisor)

• a written statement of educational and career goals

• evidence of at least six months previous work experience as an RN preferred prior to enrollment in Nursing 300

• evidence of current certification in Heartsaver AED CPR prior to enrollment in the first clinical course
  

Accreditation Note: The Louise Harkey School of Nursing Baccalaureate program is accredited by by The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One DuPont Circle, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036 - 1120, (202) 887 - 6791. >> Read the press release  from the 10-year accreditation in April 2007