RN-BSN students may enroll either part-time or full-time and may begin the program any semester. Nursing courses do not have to be taken in sequence and liberal studies courses may be taken at any time during the program.
All students applying to the RN-BSN program must have graduated from an accredited associate degree program of nursing* and hold an active registered nurse license in Kentucky. Registered nurses with a license
that has been limited, suspended, or revoked are not eligible for admission. All applicants must meet the CPR and immunization requirements of the agencies with which they plan to complete their clinical practicum.
Students are expected to provide the Department of Nursing with an official transcript of their associate degree nursing program and of all previous college work. All RN-BSN applicants must submit a copy of their current registered nurse license to the Department of Nursing before they can be admitted. In order to remain in the RN-BSN program, students must have a copy of a current active Kentucky RN license on file in the Department of Nursing at all times.
work. All RN-BSN applicants must submit a copy of their current registered nurse license to the Department of Nursing before they can be admitted. In order to remain in the RN-BSN program, students must have a copy of a current active Kentucky RN license on file in the Department of Nursing at all times.
*Diploma school graduates may be admitted to the RN-BSN program after a review of their diploma program curriculum and if they have an active Kentucky registered nurse license. Some testing may be required before being admitted to the program.
Since the RN-BSN completion program is a transfer (second degree) program, RN-BSN students are not required to complete the requisite 45 credit hours of upper division courses. All RN-BSN students must complete at least 31 credit hours of upper division courses.