B.S. Nursing: Option for Registered Nurses (extended major)

You are eligible for this option if you are a registered nurse who has graduated from a state or nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program. (Please note that if you are a diploma graduate, you need to contact an advisor to apply for 30 units of nursing credit.)

For this option, you take:

• at least 35 units of liberal studies requirements.  Be aware that you may not use courses with an NUR prefix to satisfy these liberal studies requirements.  Contact your department for information about liberal studies courses that are specific to this major.

• at least 28 units of preprofessional requirements

• at least 38 units of professional requirements

Be aware that some courses required for your degree may have prerequisites that you must also take. Check the courses in the appropriate subject.

Please note that you must complete NAU’s diversity requirements by taking two 3-unit courses, one in ethnic diversity and one in global awareness. These courses may be used to meet other requirements within your academic plan if you choose them carefully. Click here for a list of the available diversity courses.

We offer this web-based option to statewide students throughout Arizona. Contact your local NAU statewide office or the School of Nursing’s Office of Student Services for information about admission and transcript evaluation.

Preprofessional Requirements

You take at least 28 units of preprofessional courses:

• BIO 181:181L (or CHM 130 and 151L) (4-5 units)

• BIO 201, 202, and 205 (12 units)

• PSY 101 and 240 (6 units)

• NTS 135 or 256 (3 units)

• STA 270 or PSY 230 (3-4 units)

Professional Requirements

In Stage One of the RN-BSN option, you take the following 22-25 units of professional coursework:

• BIO 320 (3 units)

• one of SHP 300W, ENG 305W, HUM 345W, or other junior writing course as approved by the department to fulfill NAU’s junior writing requirement (3 units)

• NUR 302, 304, 307, 320, 321, 324, 325, 329 and 390 (19 units)

(Please note that you aren’t required to take NUR 302 if you are a graduate of the Healing Community Educational Consortium Nursing Programs, because these programs share the same philosophy and curriculum plan as NAU.)

Upon completion of all liberal studies, pre-professional requirements, and Stage One courses, RN students are asked to apply for placement in Stage Two courses (16 units) that have clinical components:

• NUR 350 (6 units)

• NUR 427 (5 units)

• NUR 450C, which meets NAU’s senior capstone requirement (3 units)

• NUR 408 (2 units field work credit when completing capstone course)

Click here for more information about nursing undergraduate courses and faculty.