Nursing (RN-BSN Completion), BSN

Nursing Admissions Requirements:

• Associate Degree - in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution
• Active RN License (Must be completed before the second semester in the program)
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 from all regionally accredited institution attended

If transfer students have not completed the courses listed below at their former college, they need to complete UMA’s core education requirements before receiving a degree from UMA. The following disciplines are required in UMA’s academic core:

• any 100-level Communications course 3 CR 
• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• Any Fine Arts or Humanities elective 3 CR
• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 3 CR
• PSY 308 - Human Development 3 CR
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 CR
• BIO 110 - General Biology I 4 CR
• BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology 4 CR
• BIO 321 - Microbiology 4 CR

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 120 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.50
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.50

Program Major Requirements (34 Credit Hours):

All courses must be passed with a C, not C-, or higher for successful completion.

• NUR 225 - Introduction to Health Informatics 3 CR
• NUR 301 - Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan 4 CR
• NUR 304 - Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice 3 CR This course is required to be the first NUR course to be taken in the RN-BSN program and must be taken at UMA unless awarded course transfer equivalency upon admission.
• NUR 326 - Caring for Aging Adults 3 CR
• NUR 352 - Nursing Research 3 CR
• NUR 355 - Community and Global Health Didactic 3 CR
• NUR 356 - Community and Global Health Clinical 3 CR
• NUR 410W - Leadership and Management in Nursing 3 CR
• NUR 499W - Senior Seminar 3 CR

• Electives: select 6 credits from the following list:

• Complete any two NUR 300 or 400-level Holistic electives (6 CR):
• NUR 331 - Integrative Yoga: Theory and Practice for Self-Care and Holistic Healing 3 CR
• NUR 332 - Hands on Healing: Reiki 3 CR
• NUR 333 - Thanatology for Nurses 3 CR
• NUR 351 - Biomedical Ethics 3 CR

• Or in combination with any of the following approved holistic electives:

• AME 305 - Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality 3 CR
• COM 320 - Health Communication 3 CR
• ENG 319W - Embodied Writing 3 CR
• PSY 304 - Adolescent Psychology and Mental Health 3 CR
• PSY 385 - Stereotyping and Prejudice 3 CR
• SOC 330 - Sociology of Health and Healthcare 3 CR
• TEM 505 - Individual, Family, and Community Resiliency 3 CR
• WGS 420 - Feminist Praxis for Radical Self and Community Care 3 CR

Other Program Requirements (18 Credit Hours):

All MAT and BIO courses must be passed with a C, not C minus (C-), or higher for successful completion.

• ENG 210W - Writing for Allied Health 3 CR
• MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I 3 CR
• BIO 104 - Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 CR
• BIO 345 - Pathophysiology 3 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

• ARC 100 - Architectural Design Studio for the Non-Majors 3 CR
• ARH xxx any Art History course
• ART xxx any Art course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
• ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
• MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
• MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):

• AME xxx any American Studies course
• ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
• ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
• ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W  or ENG 320W )
• FRE xxx any French course
• HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
• HTY xxx any History course
• HUM xxx any Humanities course
• MUH xxx any Music History course
• PHI xxx any Philosophy course
• SPA xxx any Spanish course
• WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Advising Notes:

• The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
• Students admitted to the RN-BSN Program may be given credit for comparable baccalaureate level nursing courses that have been completed within the previous 10 years. For course work completed over 10 years, students may elect to request a course substitution/waiver or complete a portfolio assessment per UMA guidelines.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/