Nursing (RN-to-BSN) B.S.

Mission & Program Goals of the Nursing Program

The mission of the RN-to-BSN Nursing Program is to educate nurses to serve clients, health care systems, and the profession of nursing by leading and managing care and contributing to advancement of the profession. The learning environment educates the baccalaureate nurse generalist to build on previous learning and is characterized by personalization, collaboration, and integration of technology that promotes lifelong student learning, pursuit of graduate studies, and development as a professional nurse. Students will engage in scholarship that supports the development of critical thinking, creative problem solving, and innovative leadership in care delivery. Students will embrace professionalism and professional values in the care of individuals and populations across diverse cultures, ages, and environments.

• Prepare nurses to fulfill baccalaureate nursing leadership roles within the complex health care system, who consistently embody professional values.
• Provide a foundation that encourages ongoing education and prepares for advanced nursing degrees.
• Promote among graduates a commitment to addressing the health care needs of the citizens of North Dakota.
• Recruit and retain qualified and diverse students committed to academic excellence and professional development.
• Recruit and retain qualified faculty who contribute to the university, the profession, and other arenas through activities associated with education, service and scholarly endeavors.
• Implement educational strategies and practices conducive to the personal and professional development of students.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: Minimum of 120

• 60 SH credits (minimum) awarded for completion of nursing degree leading to RN licensure from a regionally accredited college/university.
  • Transfer credit given for completion of Essential Studies (general education) courses, must meet 36 SH credits Essential Studies university requirement.
• Credit hours can be transferred from earned RN nursing degree.
• Other credits may transfer from prior degrees or additional approved course work.
• Total number of transfer credits will be applied to minimum 120 SH credit degree requirement.
• Note MSU residency requirement including 30 SH credits and a minimum of two enrolled semesters.
• 36 SH credits of 300-400 level courses.
• 28 SH credits nursing RN-to-BSN course courses.
• 8 additional SH credits 300/400 level courses (includes required statistics course)
  
  • Transfer credit substitution of equivalent statistics course upon approval, however, must still meet 36 SH 300/400 level credit requirement.

Additional credits may be necessary to meet minimum 120 SH credit degree requirement.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• SLO 1: Provide leadership within the complex health care system that integrates an understanding of organizational systems and the internal and external forces that impact them.
• SLO 2: Engage in evidence-based practice as a means of enhancing the quality of patient care.
• SLO 3: Use information technologies to improve patient care outcomes and the environments in which patient care occurs.
• SLO 4: Engage in culturally-appropriate approaches that promote health and prevent disease and injury in diverse populations.
• SLO 5: Develop collaborative relationships both inter- and intra-professionally that enable the nurse to effectively advocate for patients, the nursing profession, and the health care system.
• SLO 6: Model professionalism based on a foundation of personal values, ethical principles, and the nursing profession’s values and standards.

Nursing Core Courses:

• 28 nursing core credits and other required 300/400 level courses can be completed in 12 months assuming a full time course load or 24 months assuming a consistent part time course load described below. The courses required for the nursing major meet Mayville State University’s graduation requirements for upper division and residence credits.
• Two plans of study are offered: Full-time and Part-time. Students will select one plan of study prior to beginning the RN-to-BSN nursing core curriculum.
• Requests to change a plan of study from full-time to part-time or part-time to full-time requires written request by the student and Program Director approval.
• The curriculum is designed to offer regular rotation of all nursing courses to allow the student flexibility when creating, in collaboration with the assigned program advisor, a formal plan of study.
• Nursing core courses are offered in 5 week blocks, with the exception of one 10 week clinical course, to allow the student to focus on one to two courses at a time.
• Upper division (Non-nursing 300/400 level courses, including required statistics course) are scheduled across the entire semester. Additional Essential Studies (general education) courses may need to be taken each semester to meet baccalaureate degree requirements.
  • Maximum allowed credits for enrollment each semester for nursing students is limited to 19 SH credits.
• Students are encouraged to work with the financial aid department to ensure that they are registered for the appropriate number of credits per semester for their individual financial aid and/or scholarship award.

Click here for full-time and part-time course rotation plans of study.

For additional information about the RN-to-BSN program, please visit http://www.mayvillestate.edu/prospective-students/academics/majors-and-minors/nursing/