Complete an Immunization Form.
Evaluation of the transcript will be in accordance with University policy. In addition to the liberal studies courses transferred/accepted, the following support courses are required: Bio 107, 108, and 204; FNU 104, PSY 200, and PSY 303. The Nursing courses will follow the established curriculum ladder.
Kentucky Nursing Laws require that all misdemeanor and felony conviction s occur ring in Kentucky or any other state must be reported. Federal and military convictions must be reported to the Board. Conviction of certain felonies will cause a “Notice to Deny Licensure” to be issued to applicants seeking to write the nursing licensure examination. Inaccordance with this policy, the School of Nursing requires that each applicant s submit a criminal background check with the application.
After any interruption of studies at Kentucky State University, a Nursing student may be required to audit some classes that we're previously taken. Also, any student whose Nursing studies have been interrupted for one semester or more must demonstrate sufficient recall of concepts and information from prior course before a decision on re-admission is made. A score of 79% must be obtained on the re-admission exam. The re-admission exam is given once.
Nursing students pay the same general fees and tuition as do other students at the University. However, students in the Nursing program incur additional expenses for u-niforms, name badge, nurs ing emblem, liability insurance, stethoscope, bandage scissors, white nurse's shoes, white hosiery, wrist watch with second hand, testing, laboratory, travel fees, multiple criminal background checks, and the Nursing Comprehensive Review.
The RN-BSN completion program is designed to allow associate degree registered nurses to continue their education to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
The curriculum is divided into liberal studies courses and nursing courses. The liberal studies requirement may be met through the traditional liberal studies core or through the WYS Hon ors Nursing Core. The liberal studies courses make up 26 credit hours of the program. Nursing courses comprise 31 credit hours of the RN-BSN curriculum. The total credit hours in the RN-BSN completion program (57 credit hours) will be added to the total credit hours transferred from the student's associate degree nursing program. The student must have a total 128 hours in order to graduate with a BSN degree from Kentucky State University.
curriculum. The total credit hours in the RN-BSN completion program (57 credit hours) will be added to the total credit hours transferred from the student’s associate degree nursing program. The student must have a total 128 hours in order to graduate with a BSN degree from Kentucky State University.
The courses required in the RN-BSN program are as follows:
Liberal studies courses: A RT 130 or MUS 130, ENG 211, HIS 103, foreign language (6 credit hours of the same language), POS 101 or ECO 200, and SPE 103; or
The “WYS Honors Nursing Core” designed for nu rising stud ents who would be full their general education requirement through an honors track, offers a package of integrated interdisciplinary courses that requires fewer credit hours (24) than the regular general education core (26). The curriculum consists of liberal studies seminars (HON 101, 102, 201) and language courses (HON 141, 142, and either 211/213 or 212/214) and HED 221 or PHE (2 hours).
Nursing courses: NUR 301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 401, 402, 403, 404, 407, and 408. Students must achieve a letter grade of “C” or better in all courses in order to remain in the program.
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. Students are expected to graduate from the RNSN Completion program within a 5-year period.
In order to be admitted to the RN-BSN program the applicant must:
Be a graduate of an accredited associate degree nursing program or a diploma program.*
Be admitted to the University and submit an application to the School of Nursing. (Official transcript[s] must be sent to the University and to the School of Nursing.)
Have a GPA of 2.0 or better.
*Nurses graduating from a diploma nursing program will be awarded 36 credits in nursing after successfully completing 15 hours of upper level (300/400) nursing courses.