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Bachelor of Science: Nursing

The RN to BSN Program has been developed to meet the needs of registered nurses who want to complete their bachelor’s degree.  The BSN degree requires at least 120 semester hours of course work.  Students must complete 45 semester hours of 300 and 400 level courses for graduation.  In keeping with the College Mission, students are expected to complete one hour of service learning for every hour they are enrolled at Miller College.  Service learning may be performed at any time prior to the completion of the Senior Seminar.  The purpose of this guide is to outline the BSN program’s requirements.   Please be aware that your catalog year and requirements are determined by the first semester in which you are admitted to this program and take classes at Miller College.

General Education Requirements

Current, unrestricted and unencumbered Registered Nurse Licensure fulfills all General Education Requirements except the 21 semester hours of Miller College BSN Core classes listed below.

Nurse Applicants (those without their RN license) can take the courses listed below as indicated by the (•).

Core Requirements  21 SH                                               

 LBAR 300 – Junior Seminar *  3 SH •                              
COMM 310 – Presentation Delivery and Design 3 SH •                                                                                
ENGL 310 – Advanced Composition and Textual Analysis I * 3 SH •                              
                                             
MATH 305 – Applied Statistics** 3 SH •                                                                          
PHIL 310 – Business and Professional Ethics 3 SH •                                                                            
PSYC 310 – Organizational and Group Dynamics 3 SH •                              

SCIE 330 – Research Methods* 3 SH •                                

BSN Major  24 SH

BSRN 300 – Community Health 3 SH
BSRN 330 – Nurse Leadership I 3 SH
BSRN 340 – Pharmacology 3 SH
BSRN 410 – Nurse Leadership II 3 SH
BSRN 420 – Pathophysiology  3 SH  • - requires permission                             
BSRN 430 – Nurse Research Project  3 SH
BSRN 499 – Senior Seminar  3 SH

Electives 3 SH

Select one of the following courses:

BSRN 400 – Advanced Physical Assessment
BSRN 310 – Advanced Human Resources Management •( co-listed as MGMT 310)                                                              
BSRN 402 – Classroom Management( co-listed as EDUC 402)
HADM 300 – Medical Informatics •

BSRN 415 - Nursing Health Care Ethics                                                                                                  

TRANSFER CREDITS AND/ OR ELECTIVES 75 SH

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS IN THIS DEGREE: 120 SH

*Basic Proficiency in Microsoft Word is expected 
**Basic Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is expected 
 The Miller College Core consists of courses that must be taken to ensure that students have specified upper division general education courses from Miller College.

 

Admission Requirements

Every student seeking admission to the Miller College Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program must meet the requirements listed below:

  • Apply and receive full admission to Miller College.
  • Meet with an admission advisor.
  • Possess current, unrestricted, and unencumbered Registered Nurse Licensure to practice in Michigan.
  • Submit an official transcript showing completion of the RN program.
  • Have an overall 2.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale in the school where the RN program was completed.
  • Maintain a 3.0 GPA for all Miller College course work.

Nurse Applicant Program

Students waiting to be admitted to a nursing program at a community college, who have earned 30 semester hours, may be interested in our Nurse Applicant Program. This program allows the student to take General Education courses at Miller College toward their BSN while waiting to be accepted to an Associate Degree Nursing Program. When the student is accepted into the Associate Degree Program, they may step out until completed, then return to Miller College after receiving their RN license. This is a great opportunity to work towards the ultimate goal of BSN completion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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