Nursing, RN-BS Consortium

The Consortium Off-campus BS Completion program provides working/experienced Registered Nurses an opportunity to continue their education by accessing BS Nursing and Southern specific cognate classes close to work and home in the Chattanooga area. The courses occur in a two-year rotation. Nurses seeking their BS degree and/or accepted Accelerated RN to MSN students may access these classes.

Major	69
Cognates	27
General Education	24
Total to = 124	___
TOTAL	124

Required Courses

AS Level Courses 30 hours
NRSG 305 - Adult Health III 4 hours
NRSG 309 - Nursing Seminar 4 hours
NRSG 316 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (IN-4) 3 hours
NRSG 322 - Professional Development in Nursing (W) 3 hours
NRSG 328 - Health Assessment 3 hours
NRSG 344 - Population and Community Health Nursing I 2 hours
NRSG 389 - Nursing Pharmacology 3 hours
NRSG 434 - Pathophysiology 3 hours
NRSG 464 - Population and Community Health Nursing II (SERV-2) 3 hours
NRSG 485 - Nursing Leadership and Management (IN-9) 3 hours
NRSG 497 - Research Methods in Nursing (W) 3 hours
UD Nursing Electives 5 hours

Total 69 Hours

Contact the School of Nursing for a suggested sequence of courses. BS Consortium requirements are aligned with the accelerated RN-MSN program as listed below.

Graduates of a state-approved associate degree nursing program will be considered to have met the general education requirements for the first two years of the program, with the exception of English, History, Fitness for Life, and Computer Competency or waiver. If ENGL 101 -ENGL 102 , COMM 135 , MATH 215 , PEAC 125 or PEAC 225 , or computer competency requirements were not included in the AS program, they must be taken in fulfillment of the BS degree General Education requirements.
CHEM 120 or 3 hours college chemistry.