Licensed Practical Nurses can complete the traditional B.S.N. program or complete a nontraditional program through the LPN-to-B.S.N. pathway. To qualify for pathway admission, applicants must have completed an accredited LPN program and hold a current unencumbered LPN license (which they must maintain throughout the program). Applications for admission must include official LPN program transcripts.
The LPN-to-B.S.N. pathway consists of 36
hours of general education and required supporting courses, 36 hours of basic nursing
courses that are completed through advanced placement credit, and 58 hours of upper-division nursing courses. Students adhere to the same program and University requirements as traditional nursing students. Those who do not successfully complete all requirements outlined under the traditional program are required to complete additional coursework in any area of deficiency as determined by the program director. Coursework can be completed through traditional courses or such alternative means as transfer credit; independent study courses; proficiency examinations; and prior learning credit for certificates, licenses or diplomas, noncollegiate or corporate instruction, experiential learning, and contract learning.
General Education and Supporting
Coursework
Regardless of how you choose to complete the LPN-to-B.S.N. curriculum, the first step requires completion of the University’s general education requirements and the nursing program’s required supporting courses with a GPA of 2.5 or better. Three options are available to fulfill these requirements: traditional study on MSU’s campus; independent study; or the health care track of Spectrum, an integrated general education program that requires class attendance one evening a week for four semesters. See the Spectrum listing in the General Education Requirements section for additional information.
Advanced Placement Credit
Students with an active unencumbered LPN license receive 26 hours of advanced placement nursing credit and 10 hours of electives upon successful completion of NURS 250, 260, and 260L (total 4 hours). These transition courses are completed during the first semester of upper-division coursework; enrollment is subject to successful completion of general education requirements and admission and program requirements listed for the traditional nursing program. Credit is granted for the following courses:
BIOL 222 Nutrition 3
HLTH 103 Intro to Health Sciences 2
HLTH 103L Intro to Health Sciences Lab 1
HLTH 211 Medical Terminology 3
IT 100 Intro to Computers 1
NURS 211 Basic Concepts of Nursing 2
NURS 211B Basic Concepts Practicum 1
NURS 211L Basic Concepts Lab 2
NURS 215 Intro to Nursing Process 3
NURS 222 Nursing–Childrearing Family 2
NURS 222L Nursing–Childrearing Clinical 2
NURS 223 Nursing–Childbearing Family 2
NURS 223L Nursing–Childbearing Clinical 2
Biology / soc sci electives 10
Upper-Division Nursing Courses
Students can complete upper-division nursing courses through the traditional program on the Beckley campus or one of the cohort-based programs offered at selected sites throughout West Virginia. Cohort-based classes are offered one or two evenings a week, with 8 to 16 hours of clinicals scheduled on the weekends, week nights, or at other times. Courses are offered in the following sequence:
NURS 212/L Health Assessmt & Lab 3
NURS 225 Pathopharmacology 4
NURS 250 Prof Nurse: Transition 1
NURS 260/L Childbearing/Childrearing Fam 3
NURS 302/L Young Adult and Clinical 4
NURS 321/L Middle Adult and Clinical 5
NURS 301/L Mental Health and Clinical 5
NURS 322/L Older Adult and Clinical 4
NURS 330 Nursing Research 2
NURS 401/L Complex Problems & Clinical 6
NURS 402/L Community Health & Clinical 6
NURS 420 Leadership in Nursing 3
NURS 422 Capstone Clinical 6
NURS 304 Legal Issues in Nursing 2
NURS 421 Prof Trends and Issues 1
NURS 430 Senior Capstone Seminar 4
A physical examination, health and liability insurance, CPR-BLS health care provider certification, and first aid certification are prerequisites for all clinical courses.
Program delivery and progression are subject to change pending direction by the National League for Nursing and the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Professional Nurses.
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