Alderson Broaddus University School of Nursing offers an innovative opportunity for licensed practical nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing without sacrificing work and family responsibilities. Designed to meet the needs of the LPN, the LPN-BSN Program offers the following program benefits:
- Complete the bachelor’s degree in nursing in approximately 36 months of full-time study.
- Convert accredited LPN education into 20 college credits.
- Attend classes one weekend per month with the majority of clinical experiences on weekends, thus minimizing interference with work schedules and family responsibilities.
- Attend small classes with the same students throughout the program.
- Gain satisfaction from fulfilling an educational goal.
- Elective class available for the School Nurse Option.
- Gain communication and management skills.
- Strengthen your position in the job market.
- Graduates from Alderson Broaddus University’s LPN-BSN Program are required to complete 120 credits, which include credit requirements in nursing and the Liberal Studies program.
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Required Courses:
| Course # | Credit Hours | Course Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ____ | HSCI | 225 | 3 | Medical Informatics* |
| ____ | MATH | 113 | 3 | College Algebra |
| ____ | PHIL | 391 | 3 | Ethics of Health Care |
| ____ | PSYC | 220 | 3 | Human Development* |
| Plus the Following Professional Courses: | ||||
| ____ | NRSG | 205 | 4 | Transition to Professional Nursing |
| ____ | NRSG | 250 | 3 | Lifespan Physical & Health Assessment |
| ____ | NRSG | 270 | 3 | Parmacology for Nursing Care of Adults I |
| ____ | NRSG | 280 | 5 | Nursing Care of Adults I |
| ____ | NRSG | 310 | 3 | Nursing Research |
| ____ | NRSG | 330 | 5 | Nursing Care of Childbearing Famlies |
| ____ | NRSG | 340 | 5 | Nursing Care of Adults II |
| ____ | NRSG | 350 | 3 | Acute Psychosocial Nursing |
| ____ | NRSG | 370 | 6 | Nursing Care of Children |
| ____ | NRSG | 380 | 5 | Nursing Care of Adults III |
| ____ | NRSG | 410 | 5 | Care of the Patient with Complex Health Issues I |
| ____ | NRSG | 420 | 4 | Community Mental Health Nursing |
| ____ | NRSG | 430 | 1 | Improving Critical Thinking through Test-Taking Strategies: NCLEX-RN Part I |
| ____ | NRSG | 450 | 3 | Nurse as Manager |
| ____ | NRSG | 460 | 5 | Care of the Patient with Complex Health Issues II |
| ____ | NRSG | 470 | 4 | Community as Client |
| ____ | NRSG | 480 | 1 | Improving Critical Thinking through Test-Taking Strategies: NCLEX-RN Part II |
Foreign Language: Not Required
Liberal Studies Program: As outlined on the appropriate Liberal Studies Check Sheet.
* Indicates courses that also meet Liberal Studies requirements
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION: The student must earn a grade of C or higher in all required support courses, a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and must pass (or meet remediation requirements) for HESI Exit comprehensive examination. Nursing courses require a grade of C in each course to progress in the major.
