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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Students in the BSN program are responsible for meeting the following 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.  

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.

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 required for the degree. Of the 120 credit hours, 64 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 course. Of the 120 credit hours, 33 credit hours reflect nursing major courses which includes 2 required nursing electives, 34 credit hours will be granted via special credit, 30 credit hours fulfill the general education requirement, and an additional 23 credit hours of course work will be required

Additionally, all students in the BSN program are responsible for meeting the following degree requirements.  

  1. Achieve an IU cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0 (C). This includes all transfer course work applied to degree.

  2. Complete at least 30 credit hours of required nursing major courses on the IU campus awarding the BSN degree.  

  3. Complete all BSN degree requirements within four years of enrolling in the first nursing course in the nursing major.

  4. Apply for degree candidacy the semester prior to completing all degree requirements following the published procedures on campus awarding degree.

For additional information about the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, please view the following information:

Please refer to School of Nursing Policy AFS-26

For more details, please see IUSON Box site for policy https://iu.box.com/iuson-policies.

Last updated April 2020