Nursing for RNs Post Licensure (B.S.N.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| BIOL 204 | Microbiology for Nursing Professionals 1,2 | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I 1,2,3 | 3 |
| BIOL 214 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1,2,3 | 1 |
| BIOL 215 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II 1,2,3 | 3 |
| BIOL 216 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1,2,3 | 1 |
| CHEM 108 | Chemistry for Health Science Professionals 1,2 | 4 |
| MATH 202 | Professional Statistics 1,2 | 3 |
| PHIL 380 | Biomedical Ethics 1,2 | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology 1,2 | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Developmental Psychology 1,2 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 28 | |
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Course may fulfill select general education requirements
- 2
Minimum grade of “C” is required
- 3
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Credit will be given for BIOL 213 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 c.h.), BIOL 214 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (1 c.h.), BIOL 215 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 c.h.), and BIOL 216 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab (1 c.h.) for RN students with a current & active Nursing License
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| NURS 105 | Medical Terminology 1 | 1 |
| NURS 211 | Post-Licensure Health Assessment 2 | 3 |
| NURS 215 | Post-licensure Pathophysiology 2 | 3 |
| NURS 220 | Advanced Nursing Communication 3 | 3 |
| NURS 221 | Fundamentals in Nursing 1 | 4 |
| NURS 226 | Post-Licensure Research in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 301 | Strategies for Adult Health Care I 1 | 5 |
| NURS 302 | Strategies for Adult Health Care II 1 | 5 |
| NURS 305 | Pharmacology 1 | 2 |
| NURS 306 | Pharmacology II 1 | 2 |
| NURS 325 | Nursing Concepts | 3 |
| NURS 352 | Caring for the Childbearing Family I 1 | 4 |
| NURS 353 | Caring for the Childbearing Family II 1 | 4 |
| NURS 440 | Post-licensure Strategies for Community Health Care | 4 |
| NURS 446 | Post-Licensure Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 460 | Advanced Strategies for Adult Health Care 1 | 4 |
| NURS 489 | Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 491 | Nursing Management | 3 |
| NURS 492 | Advanced Concepts of Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Total Hours | 62 | |
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These courses will be satisfied automatically for RNs
- 2
Minimum grade of “C” is required
- 3
NURS 220 Advanced Nursing Communication (3 c.h.) requires a background check as a course assignment and must be taken as the first Nursing course to help set a foundation for the remaining Nursing coursework
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 0-4 credit hours of Free Electives | 0-4 | |
| Total Hours | 0-4 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 total hours
- 2.5 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 49% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| NURS 220 | Advanced Nursing Communication 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHEM 108 | Chemistry for Health Science Professionals 3 | 4 |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Math Elective (MATH 2023) 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective (PSYC 1013) 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| NURS 211 | Post-Licensure Health Assessment 3 | 3 |
| NURS 215 | Post-licensure Pathophysiology 3 | 3 |
| NURS 226 | Post-Licensure Research in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 325 | Nursing Concepts | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| PSYC 210 | Developmental Psychology 3 | 3 |
| Critical Thinking Elective (PHIL 3803) 1 | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| NURS 440 | Post-licensure Strategies for Community Health Care | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Natural Science Elective (BIOL 2043) 1 | 4 | |
| NURS 446 | Post-Licensure Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 489 | Leadership in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 491 | Nursing Management | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| NURS 492 | Advanced Concepts of Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 79-82 | |
- 1
Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling in foundational skills requirements
- 2
NURS 220 requires a background check as a course assignment and must be taken as the first Nursing course to help set a foundation for the remaining Nursing coursework
- 3
Minimum grade of “C” is required