Admission to the RN Option

1. Complete the WSU admissions process before applying to the nursing major. After receiving the Official Evaluation of Credit from the Office of Admissions, arrange an appointment with a nursing advisor on the Rochester campus.
2. Apply for admission to the nursing major. Applicants to the Nursing Program are admitted once a year for the following academic year.
   1. Contact the Rochester campus Nursing Department office in the preceding fall for application materials, deadline dates, and general information. Students need to seek academic advisement prior to applying to the RN Option program to ensure that all requirements are fulfilled. Select the full-time or part-time option for completing the nursing courses.
   2. Additional degree requirements beyond nursing courses will need to be completed for graduation. It is highly recommended that all non-nursing degree requirements and the nursing requirement of 5 upper-division elective credits be completed prior to the RN Option nursing courses because of scheduling considerations.
   3. All RN Option students must hold a current RN license issued by a state or territory of the United States. A photocopy of the license must be submitted to the Nursing Department. This admission GPA is calculated on the most recent five years of college coursework or the last 50 semester hours of credits of college work; however, all grades for prerequisite courses must be at a "C" or better no matter when they were completed.
   4. Twenty-four (24) credits in the RN Option of the nursing major (N302, N304, N306 and N308) will be granted by transfer to RNs who have completed an Associate Degree in Nursing from an NLNAC-accredited program. The Comprehensive Nursing Assessment Test (CNAT) is used as a challenge for these credits for RNs who are graduates of diploma programs and A.D.N. programs that are not accredited by NLNAC. If all examinations are successfully completed, the 24 credits are granted.
   5. The RN-to-MS Professional Pathway is designed for highly motivated nurses who graduated with an associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing, who have nursing experience, and whose goal is a Masters Degree in Nursing. Selected courses meet requirements for the undergraduate and graduate programs. Students must meet additional admission requirements and should also consult the WSU Graduate Catalog. Separate formal application to the Master's Nursing Program is required. Further information can be obtained from the Nursing Department at WSU-Rochester Center.

MnSCU Statewide Nursing Articulation Agreement The following terms and conditions of articulation among nursing programs are in effect at WSU: The candidate must have graduated from an Associate Degree program for registered nurses that is approved by a state board of nursing and based in a regionally accredited college or university. The candidate must have been awarded the Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree in Nursing with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a minimum grade of "C" in each nursing course. The candidate must have been graduated from a board-approved program in nursing and have a current unencumbered authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN). The Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree transfers to the baccalaureate institution as a whole package of nursing major and supporting courses. Articulation RNs should not be required to complete more total credits for the degree than the generic nursing baccalaureate students.

B.S. MAJOR - NURSING: RN OPTION

54 S.H. (Required courses must be taken for a letter grade.)
(Includes 24 S.H. of nursing in transfer or exam)

REQUIRED COURSES
375 Nursing Research, Theory and Technology (3)
415 Holistic Caring (5)
435 Holistic Assessment (4)
445 Management and Leadership (3)
455 Continuity of Care (4)
465 Nursing Roles and Health Promotion (4)
475 Community Health Nursing (4)
491 Capstone Experience in Role Synthesis (3)

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Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:12 by Kayla Walters