CON 17-10 REV PROG NUR
Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document
Program Name: Online RN to BSN Program
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- Document No: CON 17-10 REV PROG NUR
- Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2018
- Submitting Department: College of Nursing
- Date Reviewed by Department: 01/22/2018
- Submission Date: 01/22/2018
- Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: 01/26/2018
- Contact Person: Mary Morrow, Assistant Professor; Chair of College of Nursing Curriculum and Assessment Committee
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- Approval by Faculty Senate:
- Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee:
- Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: Not Applicable
- Will New Library Resources Used?: No
- Form 40 Needed?: Yes
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Task: Program/Concentration Change or New Program/Concentration Proposal & Course Change or New Course Approval
- Program Name: Online RN to BSN Program
- Degree Name(s): Baccalaureate of Nursing Degree
Section I: This section is for changes in programs, minors and certificates
List the major changes in each program of study, minor or certificate.
This program is an on-line program for nursing students who currently hold an associates degree from an accredited college to attain a bachelors in nursing at PNW. The only change is as follows:
Adding Course: NUR 38801: Health Assessment for the Nursing Professional
Removing Course: NUR 38800: Nursing of Families and Groups
2017 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) standards dictate inclusion of a Physical Assessment Clinical Course for baccalaureate education in nursing, including online RN-BSN programs.
Impact on Students:
No change in credit hour for the program will occur for the students. Not Applicable.
Impact on University Resources:
Not Applicable.
Impact on other Academic Units:
Not Applicable.
Section II: This section is for changes in courses only
Subject:
Some changes are necessitated by changes in the required courses for the degrees.
Justification:
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Current:
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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes:
Impact on Students:
Not Applicable.
Impact on University Resources:
Not Applicable.
Impact on other Academic Units:
Not Applicable.
Section III: Plan of Study Revision
Degree Name: Online RN to BSN Completion
Degree Requirements
PNW General Education Core
| Core Categories | Credits | Courses: Enter “Select from list” or designate course(s) from list |
| English Composition | 6 | ENGL 10400 and 10500 —English Composition I and II, unless transferred in |
| Speech Communication | 3 | COM 11400 – Speech Communication or COM 21400 – Interpersonal Communication or •COM 32500— Principles of Interviewing, unless transferred in |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | Select statistics course from list, or transfer in Statistics Course nor more than 5 years old |
| Natural Sciences | 3 | Select from list with prefix PHYS, SCI, MA, EAS, or PCTX, unless transferred in |
| Technology | 3 | Select from list, unless transfer in |
| Humanities | 3 | Select from list with prefix HIST, ENGL, COM, PHIL, unless transfer in |
| Social Sciences | 3 | FN 30300 – Essentials of Nutrition and HDFS 21000—Human Growth & Development, PSY 25200, POL, PSY 12000 –General psychology |
| Additional credits | 3 | Select from list, unless transfer in |
| General Ed Elective | 0-3 | Select from list to make 30 Gen ed |
| First-Year Experience (FYE) | 1-3 | Transfer in |
| Total (minimum) | 30 |
Other Required Courses (taken at PNW or transferred in)
- BIOL, CHM, PHYS, SCI, MA, EAS, PCTX — 14 credits
- HIST, ENGL, COM, PHIL — 3 credits
- FN 30300 – Essentials of Nutrition and HDFS 21000—Human Growth & Development, PSY 25200, POL, PSY 12000 –General psychology — 6 credits
- Free electives — 12 credits
- Transfer in credits (other) — 29 credits
Total Other Required Courses — 64 credits
Core: Required Courses (12 courses, 34 credit hour to be taken at PNW in 5-week sessions)
- NUR 18200 Conceptual and Theoretical Thinking in Nursing — (2 credits)*
- NUR 45200 Quality and Safety for Professional Nursing Practice — (3 credits)*
- NUR 39000 Nursing Research — (3 credits)*
- NUR 38801 Health Assessment for the Nursing Professional — (3 credits)
- NUR 39400 Health Promotion and Education — (3 credits)
- NUR 39700 Nursing Care of the Aged, Disabled and Chronically Ill — (3 credits)
- NUR 41500 Pathophysiology — (3 credits)
- NUR 48300 Community and Public Health Nursing — (4 credits)
- NUR 39100 Professional Ethics — (2 credits) **
- NUR 48200 Nursing Leadership and Management — (2 credits)**
- NUR 45100 Nursing Informatics — (3 credits)
- NUR 49800 Capstone Course in Nursing — (3 credits)
Total Core — 34 credits
Total credits required for baccalaureate degree: 120 *
*For degree programs that require an excess of 120 credit hours, provide explanation and attach documentation, if appropriate.
Section IV: For all Program Changes;
Current/Proposeed Semester by Semester
(Delete if new program)
Semester One Total Credits = 9
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 18200 | 2 | C | |||
| NUR 39700 | 3 | C | |||
| NUR 39100 | 2 | C | |||
| NUR 48200 | 2 | C | |||
Semester Two Total Credits = 6
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 41500 | 3 | C | |||
| NUR 39400 | 3 | C | |||
Semester Three Total Credits = 10
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 39000 | 3 | C | ENGL 10500, SOC 38200 | ||
| NUR 38900 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 48300 | 4 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
Semester Four Total Credits = 9
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 45100 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 45200 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 49800 | 3 | C | All NUR coursework | ||
Notes:
There are 8 required non-nursing courses totaling 24 credit hours. Students must complete introductory statistics prior to enrolling in NUR 39000 – Nursing Research. However, students may take English composition II (ENG 10500) either before or during NUR 39000 – Nursing Research. The other six required non-nursing courses can be taken during or after completion of the nursing courses. However, students may only have up to 6 credit hours of non-nursing courses left to complete by the time they are enrolled in the Capstone nursing course. Your nursing advisor will work with you to develop a schedule for completing the non-nursing requirements.
Non-nursing required courses can be taken at any regionally accredited institution. Students can also take these courses through Purdue University Northwest (PNW). All of the course options through PNW are available online and formatted in 5, 8, or 10 week sessions for your convenience.
Section IV continued: For all Program Changes;
Proposed Semester by Semester
Semester One Total Credits = 9
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 18200 | 2 | C | |||
| NUR 39700 | 3 | C | |||
| NUR 39100 | 2 | C | |||
| NUR 48200 | 2 | C | |||
Semester Two Total Credits = 6
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites | ||
| NUR 41500 | 3 | C | |||||
| NUR 39400 | 3 | C | |||||
Semester Three Total Credits = 10
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 39000 | 3 | C | ENGL 10500, SOC 38200 | ||
| NUR 38801 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 48300 | 4 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
Semester Four Total Credits = 9
| Program Requirements : Designate Program Requirement | Subject Code/Course Number | (GenEd) Yes=X | Credits Number | Min Grade | Prerequisites |
| NUR 45100 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 45200 | 3 | C | NUR 39000 | ||
| NUR 49800 | 3 | C | All NUR coursework | ||
Notes: There are 8 required non-nursing courses totaling 24 credit hours. Students must complete introductory statistics prior to enrolling in NUR 39000 – Nursing Research. However, students may take English composition II (ENG 10500) either before or during NUR 39000 – Nursing Research. The other six required non-nursing courses can be taken during or after completion of the nursing courses. However, students may only have up to 6 credit hours of non-nursing courses left to complete by the time they are enrolled in the Capstone nursing course. Your nursing advisor will work with you to develop a schedule for completing the non-nursing requirements.
Non-nursing required courses can be taken at any regionally accredited institution. Students can also take these courses through Purdue University Northwest (PNW). All of the course options through PNW are available online and formatted in 5, 8, or 10 week sessions for your convenience.