rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN SCHOOL OF NURSING Bachelor of Science in Nursing | STANDARD ENTRANCE ACCELERATED BSN (A-BSN) Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Available | 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN • Hospitals • Clinical Practice • Administration • Nursing Education • Nursing Leadership OBJECTIVE This program prepares the graduate as a nurse adhering to the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. Students develop a professional identity as advocates, leaders, and innovators grounded in a sense of inquiry and commitment to lifelong learning. Knowledge provided by a liberal education, integrated with nursing principles, serves as a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning, scaffolding into the application of clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. Graduates are prepared to collaborate with interprofessional teams and promote excellence through cost-effective, accessible, multidimensional care in a rapidly changing, multicultural, global environment. Emphasis is placed on the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health as graduates prepare to practice among communities of interest. The innovative, outcomes-based, laddered curricular framework aligns with the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Competencies, National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Competencies, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. The program is differentiated by relevant, contemporary curricular design and innovative courses, including the choice of nursing electives. Prelicensure graduates are academically prepared for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX-RN® examination. Passing the NCLEX-RN exam is one of the requirements for obtaining licensure as a registered nurse. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS A student is eligible to enroll in the Standard Entrance A-BSN when they have not yet attended college, have taken college courses but do not have a degree, or have an associate’s degree only. Entrants must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Entrants must achieve a total score of 75% or higher on the School of Nursing Entrance Exam for admission to the School of Nursing per the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam policy. 2. Entrants successful in completing the School of Nursing Entrance Exam must complete the following prior to being deemed eligible for consideration for admission: • Rasmussen College Enrollment Agreement and Attachments • Health physical and proof of immunizations in accordance with the School of Nursing Student Handbook • Criminal background screening • Current Basic Life Saving and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification with Defibrillator. A valid certification is defined in the School of Nursing Handbook. • The Rasmussen College experiential online orientation course and the School of Nursing Orientation • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment • Entrants with prior college credits will receive a transcript evaluation during the admissions process Entrants will receive written communication from the College confirming acceptance once all entrance requirements have been met. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Lower Division English Composition (Required course) English Composition+ ENC 1101 Communication (Required course) Oral Communication+ SPC 2017 Humanities (Select 2 courses) Math / Natural Sciences (Required courses) BSC 2346 Human Anatomy and Physiology I BSC 2347 Human Anatomy and Physiology II DEP 2004 Human Growth and Development MAT 1222 Algebra+ MCB 2340C General Microbiology CHM 1100C General Chemistry HUN 2000 Human Nutrition Social Sciences (Required course) General Psychology+ PSY 1012 Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Math / Natural Sciences (Required course) STA 3215 Social Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ See page 82 for General Education Course Selections. Inferential Statistics and Analytics 8 4 8 4 4 8 30 4 4 68 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM