The Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N. program may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees. Click here for more information about the online program.
The BSN graduate will be able to:
- Provide effective, efficient, and safe client-centered care using concepts from liberal arts and nursing specific education.
- Implement principles of leadership and management when collaborating with the health care team to address client needs and outcomes.
- Gather, appraise, synthesize and apply scholarly evidence in nursing practice.
- Demonstrate effective professional communication as part of an interdisciplinary team, collaborating to provide for optimal health outcomes.
- Engage in the health care policy change process for the improvement of health care for all.
- Develop and implement health promotion and disease prevention interventions.
- Exemplify professional nursing practice with integrity by providing ethical, high-quality care.
BSN completion program for individuals who are licensed Registered Nurses (RNs). Students must complete all university-wide graduation requirements (general education, civic literacy, foreign language, State Writing and Math Requirement, etc.). All courses are available online. For more information, see The Center for Distributed Learning at UCF, and http://www.nursing.ucf.edu. Students must be licensed RNs in the state of Florida to participate in this RN to BSN Program. Additional certification may be available in this field of study; however, this program does not lead to such licensure or certification upon graduation. Out-of-state instructional limitations apply to this degree program at https://apq.ucf.edu/document/nursingrnbsn-disclosure/.
Residency & Licensure Requirements: All students must be physically located within the state of Florida for the duration of their program at the UCF College of Nursing. Students may not be employed in another state that requires temporary or permanent relocation. Students who relocate to another state, regardless of legal state of residence or licensure, will be unable to continue their program at the UCF College of Nursing. Students must hold an active, unencumbered Florida or Florida Multistate license as a Registered Nurse throughout the duration of their program.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
59 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
UCF Core- Complete the following:
- NUR3805 - Dimensions of Professional Nursing Practice (3)
- NUR3125 - Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice (3)
- NUR3165 - Nursing Research (3)
- NUR4837 - Health Care Issues, Policy, and Economics (3)
- NUR4828 - Nursing Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice (3)
- NUR4069C - Advanced Client Assessment (3)
- NUR3870 - Information Technology and Communication in Nursing Practice (3)
- NUR4940C - Nursing Capstone (3)
- NUR4638C - Population Health (3)
Upper Division Credit- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- NUR3028 - Essentials of Nursing Practice (3)
- NUR3028L - Essentials of Nursing Practice Lab (1)
- NUR3755L - Essentials of Nursing Practice Clinical (2)
- NUR3225 - Nursing Care of the Adult I (3)
- NUR3225L - Nursing Care of the Adult I: Clinical Practice: (2)
- NUR3445 - Nursing Care of Families (4)
- NUR3445L - Nursing Care of Families Clinical (2)
- NUR4227 - Nursing Care of the Adult II (4)
- NUR4227L - Nursing Care of the Adult II: Clinical Practice (3)
- NUR4535 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (3)
- NUR4535L - Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical (2)
- NUR3145 - Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (3)
- Upper division credit may be met by validation and RN license.
Restricted Electives
3 Total Credits
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: One College of Nursing elective. A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Grand Total Credits: 62
Capstone Requirements
- NUR 49400C Nursing Capstone required
- Variable to meet degree requirements
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to enrollment in third semester in the BSN program.
Graduation
- Must hold an active, unencumbered Florida or Florida Multistate license as a Registered Nurse.
Additional Requirements
- All students admitted to the BSN program will be responsible for purchasing a subscription to the LEAP*RN student information database and repository, and the DISA clinical compliance platform.
Progression Requirements:
- A criminal background check and mandatory Drug Screening may be required prior to any clinical course and "on demand" for continuation in the program.
- Complete all courses in major with at least a "C" (2.0).
- Maintain a UCF GPA of 2.5 or above.
- Maintain a College of Nursing GPA of 2.5 or above.
- Prior to third semester in the BSN program: 1) complete general education requirements or A.A. from a Florida College System or State University System institution; 2) complete foreign language admission requirement; and 3) complete Civic Literacy requirements.
Other:
- All RN to BSN courses are available online.
- Clinical practice requirements are completed in the student's home community. For more information visit http://www.nursing.ucf.edu.
- All students must be physically located in the State of Florida for the duration of their education at UCF College of Nursing. An active, unencumbered Florida or Florida Multistate license must be maintained throughout the program for RN-BSN students.
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Must hold active, unencumbered Florida or Florida Multistate licensure as a Registered Nurse.
- Completion of all courses in major with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.
- Overall cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.
- College of Nursing GPA of 2.5 or above.
- This program must be completed in no more than seven years from enrollment in the first BSN course within Core Requirements.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors Undergraduate Thesis
Related Programs
- Health Services Administration (B.S.)
- Social Work (B.S.W.)
Certificates
- Aging Studies Certificate
Related Minors
- Health Sciences Minor
- Health Informatics and Information Management Minor
- Health Services Administration Minor
- Psychology Minor
Advising Notes
- Students are required to design an individual plan of study with an advisor. Any changes to that plan must be made in consultation with the advisor. Failure to do so may result in a delay of program progression and/or graduation.
Transfer Notes
- A maximum of 6 upper division credit hours of Nursing courses may be transferred from another institution.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $25 per term
- Full-Time Student: $50 per term
