Health Professional to BSN program (HP-BSN)
This program is designed for licensed practical nurses, paramedics, and military service members or veterans with certification as HM-0000, 4NX1, 4N031, 40X1C, 68W, or Army LVN who can leverage a license (and its scope of practice) towards completing an accelerated BSN. Students must be motivated to complete an accelerated hybrid program that is designed to be completed while working as a healthcare professional.
All students must meet the university’s graduation requirement of 120 total semester hours, which includes accepted transfer credit. A maximum of 90 semester hours will be accepted in transfer credit toward fulfillment of requirements for the baccalaureate degree. Individuals with an active and unencumbered license as an LPN or paramedic or have completed military training as HM-0000, 4NX1, 4N031, 40X1C, 68W, or Army LVN will receive 35 credits towards their undergraduate degree (15 of these are at the upper level). If anatomy, physiology, or microbiology courses or content were completed more than 10 years prior to enrollment, a refresher course may be required.
Paramedic and LPN students who have completed Anatomy & Physiology I & II and Microbiology as part of their education programs must provide a detailed curriculum breakdown during the admission process. The College of Health Professions will evaluate these courses for competency in Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO 250 – 4 credits), Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO 251 – 4 credits), and Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals (BIO 230 – 4 credits). If competency is met, a course substitution will be submitted.
Academic Progression
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Students must earn a grade of at least C in all required courses. Any grade lower than C will be considered a failure.
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Nursing courses may be repeated one time.
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Skill Intensives and practicums may be repeated one time.
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Students who repeat a nursing course must participate in the mandatory remediation process with the SHINE Coordinator. Failure to participate in the remediation process will prevent the student from repeating the course.
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Two course failures will result in an overall program failure. The student will not be permitted to progress in the program.
Prerequisites:
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Course
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SH
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Coker equivalency to meet requirement
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Anatomy & Physiology I
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4
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BIO 250
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Anatomy & Physiology II
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4
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BIO 251
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Microbiology for Health Professionals
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4
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BIO 230
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English Composition I
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3
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ENG 111
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English Composition II
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3
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ENG 112
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Communication
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3
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COM 101
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Human Growth & Development
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3
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PSY 205
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Statistics
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3
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MAT 203
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Humanities course
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3
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ART course
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3
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Total
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33
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Notes:
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Completion of HM-0, 4NX1, 40X1C, 4N03, 68W, or LVN meets the requirements for BIO 250, BIO 251, and BIO 230.
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Paramedics and LPNs are required to submit an official copy of their embedded educational courses for consideration of course substitution for Anatomy & Physiology I and Anatomy & Physiology II
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Completion of HM-0, 4NX1, 40X1C, 4N03, 68W, or LVN and Basic Training meet the requirement for COM 101 and Humanities courses.
The HP-BSN program consists of the following nursing courses. Additional general education courses may be required pending transcript review.
Requirements
HP-BSN Requirements
| NUR 205 | Fund Med Surg Skills for HP | 4 |
| NUR 205S | Orientation to Skills Intensives | 1 |
| NUR 211 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I | 2 |
| NUR 221 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II | 2 |
| NUR 231 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology III | 3 |
| NUR 267 | Behavioral and Mental Health | 4 |
| NUR 268 | Medical Surgical Nursing Practice | 4 |
| NUR 268S | Skills Intensive I | 1 |
| HSC 380 | Exploring Health Equity & Healthcare Sys | 3 |
| HSC 381 | Healthcare Informatics & Tech | 3 |
| NUR 316 | Pediatric Nursing Practice | 4 |
| NUR 316S | Skills Intensive II | 1 |
| NUR 343 | Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 346 | Maternal and Newborn Nursing Practice | 4 |
| NUR 346S | Skills Intensive III | 1 |
| NUR 372 | Principles of Leadership in Healthcare | 3 |
| NUR 423 | Global & Community Health | 3 |
| NUR 456 | Nursing Practice in Critical Care,Settings | 4 |
| NUR 456C | Practicum I | 2 |
| NUR 458 | Transition to Practice | 3 |
| NUR 458C | Practicum II | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 57
One credit of skills intensive consists of 45 hours; practicum hours consist of a total of 240 hours that includes simulation and clinical experiences.