Nursing Major for BRNCO B.S.

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The BRNCO is available to RNs with an associate degree or diploma in nursing. The program is offered in class, online and in hybrid class formats.

Thirty semester hours of lower-division nursing credit will be awarded for prior nursing education for qualifying students.

It is recommended that no more than six credits of general education courses remain prior to beginning the nursing major. At least 40 credits of upper-division courses are required for graduation. Consult with nursing academic advisor for additional requirements.

Required Courses:

NUR 3100 - RN to BSN Role Transition
NUR 3150 - Introduction to Gerontology Nursing
NUR 3400 - Nursing Research
NUR 3650 - Ethics and Professional Nursing Practice
NUR 3700 - Nursing Health Assessment
NUR 3800 - Advances in Clinical Practice
NUR 4000 - Community Health Nursing
NUR 4300 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice
NUR 4850 - Nursing Senior Experience
Credit granted after completion of NUR 3800 through the Colorado Statewide Nursing Articulation Model/Agreement

Elective credit (3 hours required)

See note: ¹

HES 2150 - Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies
HES 2180 - AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
HES 3810 - Physiology of Aging for Non-Biology Majors
HCM XXXX any 3 credit course

Subtotal: 66

Required Support Courses:

ANT 3480 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness ^1,2
MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics ³
PSY XXXX ⁴
SOC XXXX ⁴

Subtotal: 12-13

Additional Course Requirements:

ENG 1010 - Freshman Composition: The Essay ⁵
ENG 1020 - Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research, and Documentation ⁵
XXX XXXX Level I General Studies - Communication ⁵
XXX XXXX Level I General Studies - Mathematics ^{5, 6}
XXX XXXX Level II General Studies - History⁵
XXX XXXX Level II General Studies - Arts and Letters ⁵
XXX XXXX Level II General Studies Social Sciences ^{5, 6}
XXX XXXX Level II General Studies-Natural Science ⁵

Subtotal: 24-30


Unrestricted Electives	24-30

Total: 120

Note:

¹ Courses have prerequisites which must be satisfied.
²ANT 3480 satisfies the Multicultural Graduation Requirement and is a Level II General Studies - Social Sciences course.
³ MTH 1210 satisfies the Level I General Studies - Mathematics requirement.
⁴ Certain Psychology and Sociology courses may count towards the Level II General Studies - Social Sciences requirement.
⁵ These courses, along with ANT 3480, count as General Studies courses.
⁶ These requirements may be satisfied by courses selected in the Required Support Courses category.