Nursing RN-BSN: Full-Time Fall Admission
The RN-BSN program prepares students for advancement in professional nursing practice and provides a knowledge base for career mobility and graduate study. The program is designed to be an online degree-completion program for licensed registered nurses (RNs).
Capstone Course
This capstone course is designed to evaluate the program's Student Learning Outcomes through completion of a real-world healthcare project.
Practicum and Seminar
This course has a project-based clinical component that requires a background check on admission, active CPR card and current immunization.
Experiential Learning
This course has a learning component from a direct experience designed to enhance the intellectual domain of professional competence.
Total Degree Credits: 120
Admission to Program
- Have an associate degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited school.
- Possess an active unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the United States. Admission with Conditions may be granted to an applicant to enroll in NURS 311 FRAMEWORK FOR PROF PRACTICE and NURS 320 HLTH ASSESS/PROMTN LIFE SPAN the semester immediately following graduation from an associate degree or diploma nursing program. Full admission is contingent upon obtaining an active license prior to completion of NURS 311 FRAMEWORK FOR PROF PRACTICE and NURS 320 HLTH ASSESS/PROMTN LIFE SPAN.
- Have a valid RN License in the state in which you will be completing assignments.
- Not been dismissed from another baccalaureate program for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic dishonesty, disruptive behavior or course failure.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 based on a 4.0 scale on all college/university coursework completed prior to admission.
- Meet requirements for general admission to college and be admitted to college.
- Submit completed Nursing and Health Sciences application and submit transcripts of all prior college work.
- No history of felony convictions.
Applications are accepted year round. In the event of space limitation, qualified applications will be offered admission for the following semester.
Graduation Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours equivalent with 60 credit hours as outlined in Course of Study.
- Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg.
- Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Complete all coursework in the program of study with a minimum grade of “C”.
- Complete all course work within five years after enrollment in the first nursing course of the RN-BSN program.