Nursing, eLine

Within this program, you will have the opportunity to learn the necessary competencies to earn a BSN degree. Upon completion of the eLine BSN program, graduates must pass the NCLEX-RN exam to become licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN).

The eLine BSN degree requires 120 semester credit hours:

• 42 credit hours - Core Curriculum Program
• 2 credit hours - First-Year Seminars (when applicable)¹
• 15 credit hours - Nursing Support Courses²
• 58 credit hours - Upper-Division Nursing Major

For more information on required semester credit hours, view this page.

¹Full-time, first-time college students are required to take the first-year seminars.

• UNIV 1101 First-Year Seminar I 1 sem. hr.
• UNIV 1102 First-Year Seminar II 1 sem. hr.

²Overlap may occur between the Core Curriculum Program and Nursing Support Courses. There is a nursing elective area of the degree plan that may be utilized to ensure the student meets the minimum 120 semester hours (Sem Hrs) requirement for baccalaureate degrees. Students should seek academic advisement to confirm which courses can be utilized to meet the nursing elective block if needed. The nursing elective block may not be utilized if student meets the minimum 120 Sem Hrs requirement for baccalaureate degrees.

For details on each course, view the course catalog.

When you reach graduation with a BSN degree, you’ll have the skills to pursue professional roles such as:

• Registered Nurse; General Clinical Nursing Practice
  • Inpatient, Hospital and Primary Care Settings
• School-Based Nursing
• Public Health Nursing
• Home Health and Hospice Nursing
• Nursing Education
  • Academic settings and health care systems
• Case Management
• Pharmaceutical Industry Positions
• Research Laboratory Roles
• Healthcare Administration