Baccalaureate education in nursing combines study of the sciences and humanities/arts to provide a foundation for continuing personal, professional, and educational development. The curriculum is designed to help students become competent, self-directed nursing generalists who can think critically and function in a variety of settings.
Cizik School of Nursing’s RN to BSN pathway is flexible and affordable, designed for working nurses. All lecture courses are online. You may study full time or part time and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing in as few as two semesters or as many as five semesters. The majority of our students choose the three-semester option.
Cizik School of Nursing has a continuing commitment to assist registered nurses in attaining the baccalaureate degree, which is 31 credit hours, and can be completed in two to five semesters. All RN students will receive advanced placement credit of 29 hours upon completion of specific courses. Students with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) must have completed 60 prerequisite hours prior to admission.
Sample Curriculum
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Two-semester plan
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Course #
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Course Title
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Hours
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First Semester
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N3511 W
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Health Assessment for RNs
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3
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N3701 W
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Professional Nursing Practice
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4
|
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N3564 W
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Introduction to Applied Health Informatics
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3
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N3702 W
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Issues in Professional Practice
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4
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N4512 W
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Research Critique and Utilization
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2
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Second Semester
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N3703 W
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Management and Leadership
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4
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N3704 W
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Synthesis: Application for Change into Practice for RNs
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4
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N4526 W
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Role Transition
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2
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N3601 W
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Community Health Practice for RNs
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3
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N3602 B
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Community Health Project for RNs Clinical
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2
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|
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|
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Total
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31
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Three-semester plan
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Course #
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Course Title
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Hours
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|
First Semester
|
|
N3511 W
|
Health Assessment
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3
|
|
N3701 W
|
Professional Nursing Practice
|
4
|
|
N3564 W
|
Introduction to Applied Health Informatics
|
3
|
|
Second Semester
|
|
N3703 W
|
Management and Leadership
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4
|
|
N3702 W
|
Issues in Professional Practice
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4
|
|
N4512 W
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Research Critique and Utilization
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2
|
|
Third Semester
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N3704 W
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Synthesis: Application for Change into Practice for RNs
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4
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N4526 W
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Role Transition for RNs
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2
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N3601 W
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Community Health Practice for RNs
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3
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N3602 B
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Community Health Project for RNs Clinical
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2
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|
|
|
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Total
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31
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Five-semester plan
Course #
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Course Title
|
Hours
|
|
First Semester
|
|
N3511 W
|
Health Assessment for RNs
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3
|
|
N3564 W
|
Introduction to Applied Health Informatics
|
3
|
|
Second Semester
|
|
|
|
N3701 W
|
Professional Nursing Practice
|
4
|
|
N3702 W
|
Issues in Professional Practice
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4
|
|
Third Semester
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|
|
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N4512 W
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Research Critique and Utilization for RNs
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2
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N3703 W
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Management and Leadership
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4
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Fourth Semester
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|
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N3601 W
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Community Health Practice for RNs
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3
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N3602 B
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Community Health Project for RNs Clinical
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2
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Fifth Semester
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|
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N3704 W
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Synthesis: Application for change into Practice for RNs
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4
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N4526 W
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Role Transition for RN’s
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2
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Total Program Credit Hours
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31
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Note:
- Course numbers ending in “W” denote courses that are web-based or mainly online that may require some campus visits.
- Course numbers ending in “D” denote courses that are taught through distance education and include a distance education fee.
- Course numbers ending in “B” denote courses that are clinical and include additional fees.
- Course numbers ending in “L” denote courses that are simulation clinical courses.
