BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is an articulation program which offers registered nurses the opportunity to obtain this degree through a RN-BSN Completion Program. The program emphasizes professional development, research, health promotion, community health and leadership. The program which requires 122 semester hours of credit for graduation includes completion of 31 semester hours of required upper division nursing courses at Gordon College. After successful completion of 7 semester hours of the RN-BSN completion program, RN students are eligible for 31 hours of semester credit for previous nursing courses through the Georgia RN-BSN Articulation Plan. Students earn the 60 semester hours of BSN Core Curriculum through transfer credit. Courses in the RN-BSN completion program are designed using a combination of classroom interaction and online instruction. Additionally, two required practicum experiences are completed in the Fall and Spring semesters at times convenient to the student and clinical preceptor. Full time students can complete the curriculum in three semesters which includes one summer semester. The first cohort of students admitted will begin their coursework in the Summer 2010 semester.