Nursing
**Click here to watch a video introduction to the RN to BSN program**
Current Students!
If
you are registered for N240, N348L or N475L, make sure you have sent us
your current CPR certification card, a yearly negative mantoux shot record or chest
x-ray and submitted your information for a yearly background check
ASAP! These all need to be renewed annually. Questions? E-mail nursing@mnstate.edu.
- Admission to Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Completion of 21 credits of Liberal Studies
- Minimum cumulative college GPA of 2.75
- Two professional reference forms
- Typed essay
- Active RN license or scheduled to take State Board Exam
- Provisional acceptance will be granted to qualified students who are waiting to take the NCLEX Exam or receive results
Admission Deadlines
Fall Semester: March 15th
Spring Semester: October 15th
Previously admitted students who withdrew need to reapply to MSUM and to the School of Nursing. If you reapply to the School of Nursing the semester after withdrawing, you must also reapply to MSUM unless you are enrolled in a non-nursing course. There is no free for re-application. The form is available on the MSUM Records website. See the Nursing Student Handbook for policy information.
Two separate application processes must be completed:
First apply to MSUM. Complete the application and mail the MSUM application to the Admissions Office. You must be accepted to MSUM before the School of Nursing application is processed. You will need to have an MSUM Dragon ID Number before applying to the School of Nursing.
Post-Admission Requirements
- Copy of current nursing license
- Copy of current CPR card
- Copy of yearly Mantoux shot record or chest X-ray
- Evidence of Hepetitis B immunization
- Evidence of Tetanus immunization
- Evidence of background check (you will receive an e-mail from the School of Nursing on how to do this)
International Student Policy: School Of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 fundamentally changed the requirements for the international students who wish to study in the United States. The major change that affects an online program is that no more than the equivalent of one online/distance education class or 3 credits per session may count towards the ‘full course of study’ requirement. A full copy of the NAFSA (Association of International Educators) Advisory Manual is available through the International Student Affairs Office [Chapter 3: F-1 Students; Section 3.20.7; Authority cite 8 C.F.R. SS 214.2(f) (6) (i) (G)]. Students are able to be admitted to this program if they have an active Work Visa. Students are unable to be admitted to this program if they have a Student Visa.
RN to BSN Orientation
Orientation to the online RN to BSN (RNB) program will be part of the first course taken by all newly admitted students. An online study module contains information, activities, and tools that will help ensure your comfort and success in this online nursing program.
In
order to access this orientation module, you must first be enrolled in
NURS 302: Bridge to BSN Education. You will receive instructions a few
weeks prior to the start of the course on how to access this course
online. We look forward to 'meeting' you!
RN to BSN Curriculum
120 credits are required to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Most associate degree students transfer in at least 64 credits of lower division coursework, take 30 credits of upper division course work in the nursing major, and need 26 more credits of general studies (Dragon Core) or electives. At least 40 credits must be upper division credits.
64 cr lower division credits from associate degree
30 cr upper division credits for the BSN major
26 cr of Dragon Core or electives (10 cr must be upper division)
120 cr for graduation
Applicants with an Associate of Arts degree are considered to have the Dragon Core completed, so in some instances, it may be more advantageous for an applicant to complete course requirements for an AA degree at a community college.
After applying to MSUM for general admission, a transcript audit will be provided to identify which courses are accepted in transfer and what course work is still required. Review of transcripts are not provided prior to admission to MSUM.
All of the nursing courses are 100% online with clinical experiences for two courses (N348L and N475L) planned in your home location. An online course is not an independent course, however. Courses start and stop at the beginning and the ending of each semester and take as much time and effort as traditional courses. Students are advised to plan three hours of computer or preparation time for each credit of a course. A 3-credit course would equal nine hours of study/preparation per week.
| NURS 302 | Bridge to BSN Education* (must be taken first) | 3 cr |
| NURS 303L | Family Health Nursing | 4 cr |
| NURS 347 | Transcultural Nursing | 3 cr |
| NURS 348L | Public Health Nursing | 4 cr |
| NURS 350 | Applied Pathophysiology | 4 cr |
| NURS 420 | Gerontological Nursing | 2 cr |
| NURS 430 | Nursing Research | 3 cr |
| NURS 470 | Leadership and Issues in Nursing | 2 cr |
| NURS 474 | Preceptorship Seminar** | 1 cr |
| NURS 475L | Nursing Preceptorship*** | 4 cr |
| Total for Nursing Major 30 cr |
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*Nurs 302 must be taken the first semester a student is enrolled in the RN-BSN Track
**Nurs 474 Preceptorship Seminar must be taken at least the semester before registering for Nurs 475L
***Nurs 475L Nursing Preceptorship is the capstone course of the nursing major taken in the last semester of the student's course of study
Nursing Student Management System