RN to BSN is the nursing program for the individual who wishes to earn their BSN and have completed an associate or diploma program in nursing. The RN to BSN program is completed online.
Entry Term | Recommended Date for all Credentials | Projected Graduation Date |
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Spring 2016 | See Advisor | See Advisor |
Summer 2016 | See Advisor | See Advisor |
Fall 2016 | See Advisor | See Advisor |
Acceptance into the nursing program is competitive. Admission to the program is three times per year – fall, spring, and summer. Applicants will be evaluated based on their grade point average for the last 60 credit hours. No “D” or “F” grades will be accepted.
To be eligible for admission, applicants must complete an associate degree in nursing from an accredited transferring college or university, an accredited School of Nursing diploma or validation through the Texas Articulation Plan process and must hold current RN licensure in the state of Texas.
Additionally, RN to BSN applicants must complete a core curriculum and required support courses prior to admission to the RN to BSN program. In the areas of science, mathematics, and social science, all applicants should complete the following general education and support courses:
BIOL | 2420 | Principles of Microbiology |
CHEM | 1411 | General Chemistry I |
PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology |
BIOL | 2401 | Anatomy and Physiology I |
BIOL | 2402 | Anatomy and Physiology II |
PSYC | 2314 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
MATH | 1442 | Statistics for Life |
PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology |
Students should consult their academic advisor for additional information on core curriculum and support courses, including the sequence in which the courses should be taken. To lighten the academic load, some of these courses can be taken in the summer sessions.
The application process is as follows:
Students must complete the RN to BSN application and return it to angelica.santillan@tamucc.edu and andrea.amaya@tamucc.edu
If the student is not already enrolled at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the student must also apply to the University for admission. Admission to the University DOES NOT constitute admission to the RN to BSN nursing program.
Notification of the results of the admission review is mailed to students. Admission to the program is conditional pending submission of the background check, proof of vaccination status, and possession of a current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) CPR card through the American Heart Association (AHA).
General education, core curriculum and support courses may be continued in the semester prior to admission. A GPA of 2.5 must be maintained during this period and is conditional to final admission. Associate degree students receiving conditional admission status may take up to 5 semester hours of selected nursing course prior to full status admission. These courses include: NURS 4318 - Nurse as Research Consumer (3), NURS 4250 - Professional Nursing Issues - Generic & RN/BSN (2), or NURS 3435 - Health Assessment (4).
The Texas Department of State Health Services has specific immunization requirements for students involved with direct patient contact. These requirements, as stated in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter B, Rule 97.64, include the following:
For additional information, please see the Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter B. Please note that some hospitals have stricter requirements than the state minimum standards.
Rule 97.65 lists the following exceptions to the immunization requirements:
(Immunizations are available for a nominal fee at the student health clinic for currently enrolled students and from the Public Health Department.)
Sem.Hrs. | |
A. Core Curriculum Program (may substitute other Texas institution core curriculum) | 45 |
B. First-Year Seminars (when applicable)* | (2) |
C. Nursing Support Courses** | 23 |
D. Upper-Division Nursing Major | 30 |
E. Applied Science ADN Articulation/Transfer Courses | 30 |
Total 120 (122) |
A. Core Curriculumn Program
COMM | 1311 | Foundation of Communication |
ENGL | 1302 | Composition II |
HIST | 1301 | U.S. History to 1865 |
HIST | 1302 | U.S. History since 1865 |
POLS | 2305 | U.S. Government and Politics |
POLS | 2306 | State and Local Government |
SCIENCE | 4hrs | see catalog |
SCIENCE | 4hrs | see catolog |
MATH | 1442 | Statistics for Life |
LANG/PHILL | see catalog | |
PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology |
Fine Arts | see catalog |
LANG/PHIL | see catalog |
**Any courses from the Core Curriculum Program that are four hours may only apply three hours towards the Core Curriculum Program requirement. The additional one hour laboratory requirement will be added in the Nursing Support Courses. Courses in BOLD in Core Area are also Nursing support courses.
B. Nursing Support Courses:
BIOL | 2401 | Anatomy and Physiology I |
BIOL | 2402 | Anatomy and Physiology II |
BIOL | 2420 | Principles of Microbiology |
CHEM | 1411 | General Chemistry I |
PSYC | 2314 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
MATH | 1442 | Statistics for Life |
PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology |
C. Upper Division Nursing Major Courses:
NURS | 4318 | Nurse as Research Consumer |
NURS | 4324 | Caregiver |
NURS | 3435 | Health Assessment |
NURS | 4471 | Leadership |
NURS | 4320 | Nurse as Educator |
NURS | 4322 | Health Alterations |
NURS | 4365 | Family Nursing |
NURS | 4560 | Community Health |
NURS | 4250 | Professional Nursing Issues |
Total:30 credit hours
The following requirements refer to grading policies.
Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information on this page. However, information is subject to change without notice. Therefore, RN-BSN students must consult with their Nursing Program advisors each semester prior to registration.
Students in the nursing major are assigned a faculty mentor by the Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. If for any reason the faculty mentor-student assignment is not effective, the student or the faculty member can request a change in assignment. Freshmen and sophomore students pursuing the pre-nursing curriculum are also assigned a nursing faculty mentor. Academic advisors for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences are available for advisement. Students must make appointments for advisement.