The Department of Nursing at Millersville University offers an NLN-accredited RN to BSN program designed exclusively for Registered Nurses who have completed an accredited Associate Degree or Diploma RN program and wish to continue their education to earn the BSN. All course content and time offerings of courses are designed to meet the needs of non-traditional adult learners. For your information, this brief sheet has been prepared.

120 semester hours (s.h.) are required for the degree. These are distributed as follows:

• 51 s.h. General Education Core
• 28 s.h. Lower Division nursing credits [see below]
• 33 s.h. Upper Division nursing credits
• 17 s.h. Departmentally required related courses (some of these credits may apvply to the General Education core)

The RN student receives 28 credits for Nursing course-work completed in a pre-professional program.

Any non-traditional student may demonstrate college-level knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology as well as Microbiology through successful completion of the Excelsior College Examinations. Contact Information: 1-888-ECEXAMS [1-888-723-9267]. Web site: testadmn@excelsior.edu

All courses are offered in a 3 hour time frame once a week, most with a web enhanced format. The program requires two clinical courses, N423 and N424, and clinical sites are arranged by faculty.

Applicants must satisfy all admissions requirements as outlined on the application instructions; however, new nursing graduates may be accepted pending the results of the NCLEX examination. Application may be made online at www.millersville.edu/apply. Applicants satisfying all requirements for the nursing major may be admitted directly into the nursing program.

Applicants who must satisfy department requirements for admission may be admitted to the University as continuing education students and begin course work to fulfill University requirements for a degree. Millersville University accepts students on a rolling admission basis. (A response can be expected with four weeks from the time of submission of a completed application).

Applicants should have official copies of pre-professional nursing school, high school, and college (if any) transcripts sent to the Millersville University Admissions Office.

For additional information you can access our web site at www.millersville.edu/nursing or call us at 717-872-3410 to speak directly with a nursing faculty member.

The Department of Nursing of Millersville University offers an NLNAC-accredited upper division program in nursing leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree.  This program is designed for registered nurses who are graduates of diploma or associate degree nursing programs. Nursing courses may only be taken after attaining junior level status (60-90) credits.  NURS 320, Conceptual Basis of Professional Nursing Practice, is the introductory course for the nursing major and should be taken first.

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