Degree Requirements:

A total of 128 credit hours are required to graduate with a baccalaureate in nursing from the University of Southern Indiana; 70 of these hours must be nursing and health profession courses.

Transfer Credit

Up to 36 hours of nursing credit from an associate degree or diploma program may be transferred to the University to meet nursing and health professions course requirements. 28 hours of non-nursing courses may also be transferred towards degree requirements. A maximum of 64 credit hours may be transferred from a community college. Additional general education courses may be taken via distance education from a four-year college convenient to you.

Validation process
Registered Nurses who have three or more years of full-time (or equivalent) experience in a clinical area may validate partial or complete achievement of outcomes in selected nursing courses through current certification in a specialty area and/or through the development of a clinical portfolio and testing.

To view a RN-BSN undergraduate coursework curriculum guide click here.

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