Admission to the RN-BSN in the College for Adults

The RN-BSN Degree Completion section, offered in the College for Adults, is for registered nurses only. In order to begin upper-division courses in the nursing major, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Current and unencumbered registered nurse licensure
2. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above (calculated on all courses, including failed courses, completed within the past 10 years). Students ineligible for the nursing major because of GPA or nursing course grades may be reconsidered on an individual basis by petitioning the RN to BSN Committee on Students.
3. Completion of 82 semester credits
4. Minimum grade of C in all nursing courses

Other requirements to be fulfilled prior to entering the nursing major include the following:

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
2. Unencumbered registered nurse license in the United States
3. Current immunizations
4. DHS Background Study

Important Essential Abilities

For successful admission and continuance in St. Catherine University’s pre-licensure nursing programs, a specific set of essential cognitive, sensory, communication, psychomotor, and behavioral/ emotional/spiritual health abilities are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Read the full requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Supporting Course
PHIL 3400	Biomedical Ethics	4
Total Credits		4

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Nursing Courses
NURS 3000	NCLEX Exam 1	6
NURS 3910	Empirical Foundations	4
NURS 3920	Professional Nursing: Theories, Concepts and Practice	4
NURS 3930	Population-Based Nursing Practice I	3
NURS 4110	Population-Based Nursing Practice II 2	4
NURS 4120	Leadership and Systems Change	4
NURS 4130	Evidence-based Practice and Outcome Management	3
Total Credits		28

¹

NURS 3000 is added to the student's transcript upon acceptance into the Nursing program, and indicates credit earned by completion of the NCLEX exam.

²

A course with a practicum requirement.

Public Health Certification

Coordinate with Nursing Department.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Fall Term
NURS 3910	Empirical Foundations	4
NURS 3920	Professional Nursing: Theories, Concepts and Practice	4
Spring Term
NURS 3930	Population-Based Nursing Practice I	3
NURS 4110	Population-Based Nursing Practice II	4
NURS 4120	Leadership and Systems Change	4
Summer Term
NURS 4130	Evidence-based Practice and Outcome Management	3
Total Credits		22

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Spring Term
NURS 3910	Empirical Foundations	4
NURS 3920	Professional Nursing: Theories, Concepts and Practice	4
Summer Term
NURS 3930	Population-Based Nursing Practice I	3
Fall Term
NURS 4110	Population-Based Nursing Practice II	4
NURS 4120	Leadership and Systems Change	4
Spring Term
NURS 4130	Evidence-based Practice and Outcome Management	3
Total Credits		22