Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Students in the BSN program are responsible for meeting degree requirements. Though the School of Nursing makes every attempt to provide students with academic advising and program planning assistance, the students are accountable for complying with all published academic policies related to the BSN program. There are three program options for completion of BSN degree requirements. To be eligible for graduation from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, students must complete a minimum overall number of credit hours required for the degree, as well as a minimum number of credit hours which must reflect nursing major courses, dependent upon program option which they are pursuing. Credits earned in remedial learning skill courses do not count towards the credit hour requirement. Credits from successfully repeated courses can only be used once toward the overall credit hours needed for the BSN degree.
Additionally, all students in the BSN program are responsible for meeting the following degree requirements: IUSON Policy AFS-26
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Achieve an IU cumulative grade point average of at least a C (2.0). This includes all transfer course work applied to degree.
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Complete at least 30 credit hours of required nursing major courses on the IU campus awarding the BSN degree.
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Complete all BSN degree requirements enrolling within the timeframe prescribed by each program. Traditional 4-Year BSN, 5 years; Accelerated Second Degree, 3 years; RN-BSN, 4 years.
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Apply for degree candidacy the semester prior to completing all degree requirements following the published procedures on campus awarding degree.
BSN Traditional Track
Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a grade of C or higher in each didactic course and an S (Satisfactory) in all clinical/practicum courses required for the degree. Of the 120 credit hours, 75 credit hours must reflect nursing major courses.
RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Option
Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a grade of C or higher in each didactic course and an S (Satisfactory) in all clinical/practicum courses required for the degree. Of the 120 credit hours, 33-39 credit hours must reflect nursing major courses, 34-37 credit hours will be via special credit, and 50 or greater credit hours will be general education.
BSN Accelerated Second-Degree Track
Complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a grade of C or higher in each didactic course and an S (satisfactory) in all clinical/practicum courses required for the degree. Of the 120 credit hours, 64 credit hours are nursing major courses and 50 credit hours will be from required general education courses using transfer credit where applicable. Additional credit hours may be selected from the previous bachelor's degree to meet the 120 total credit hours required for the BSN degree.
