Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN to BSN Track

The College of Nursing encourages the educational mobility of registered nurses holding the associate degree or diploma in nursing. The E-campus track offers online nursing courses to enhance flexibility for adult study students. The program is approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. CCNE may be contacted at 655 K. Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001 or 202-887-6791.

For additional information, including direct contact information to program personnel, check www.uu.edu/rnbsn/.

All registered nurse students take NUR 430 upon entering the BSN program. Upon successful completion of NUR 430, the student is awarded 37 hours of Nursing credit.

RN to BSN students are strongly encouraged to hold membership in their local state nursing association.

Program Admission

An applicant must apply to the University and meet University admission requirements as well as:

Provide evidence of graduation from an accredited, state-approved College of Nursing and hold current R.N. licensure.
Make application to the RN–BSN Program.
Submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. The required minimum GPA on all course work is 2.5.
Students will be charged for the school's group policy liability insurance when participating in a nursing course that requires a clinical experience.
Maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) CPR for Health Care Provider certification throughout the nursing program of study.
Fully complete a University Health History Form and a Physical Examination Form signed by a practitioner qualifying the applicant for nursing education. Provide documentation of current immunizations, including tetanus booster within the past 10 years, an acceptable Hepatitis B titer and Rubella immunization. Documentation of a negative screen for tuberculosis (skin test or chest x-ray) within the past 12 months is required. This data should be submitted prior to beginning the first semester.
The student must provide documentation of current individual health insurance when participating in a nursing course that requires a clinical experience.
The student must have documentation of a clear urine drug screen and clear criminal background check.

Calculation of GPA for the Last 60 Hours

The grades used to calculate the 60 hours GPA will be the most recent, and exactly 60 hours will be included in the calculation. If a partial semester must be utilized, the course with the highest grade will be chosen, and the number of hours needed will be multiplied by the grade. For example, if 2 hours are needed to complete the 60, and the applicant has a 3-hour course in which they earned an A, 8 points will be added (2 x 4 = 8).

If an applicant re-took a course, the higher grade will be used in the calculation; the lower grade will not count in the calculation at all.

Plus and minus grades will be considered as standard A, B, C, etc. For example, an A+ and an A- will both be assigned 4 quality points per credit hour.

Conditional Admission

Applicants who do not meet the GPA 2.5 requirement may be admitted with the condition of maintaining a 2.5 GPA or higher each semester in the program.

License Renewal

Registered Nurses may be admitted as non-degree seeking students to renew their Tennessee Nursing License. See the Department Chair for details.

Assessment of Majors

Majors may be required to take the National League of Nursing (NLN), ATI, or other standardized nursing tests throughout the program of study.

Credit by Testing

CLEP and DANTES credit by testing may be applicable to the student’s program as detailed in the Advanced Placement section of the catalogue. CLEP and DANTES attempts can be made no later than eight weeks prior to graduation. This deadline also applies to exams taken at other institutions that are to be applied toward graduation from Union. Registration for testing is limited and it may take several weeks to obtain results; therefore, students are encouraged to make plans and register for testing as early in their program of study as possible. There may be an option to test through NLN for credit for NUR 410 Pharmacology and NUR 310 Health Assessment. The chair of the program should be notified to discuss this possibility.

Financial Information

Tuition	$400/hour
General Student Fee—Fall/Spring	135/hour
General Student Fee—Summer	35/hour

Bachelor of Science, RN to BSN Track