RN to BSN Program

Bachelor of Science RN - BSN Program
(Altoona, Johnstown and Online)

The RN to BSN Degree Completion program at Mount Aloysius College is designed specifically for the working RN who has completed an RN diploma or an associate degree.  This program is desinged for those  interested in completing a bachelor degree on a part-time basis in an accelerated format. Courses are taught in five or seven week terms using the facilitative method of instruction focusing on discussions and group activities.  Online classes are asynchronous, meaning students do not have to be online for class at a particular time. Instead, students complete regularly scheduled assignments throughout the term of the class. Such assignments may include readings, online quizzes,participation in discussion boards, group projects, presentations, research papers, and other projects.

Students are able to appy what they learn immediately in their professional field.  All classes are taught by fully qualified faculty.  Students will also draw upon their work experience for projects and assignments.

Outstanding highlights of the program include:

• Five or seven week terms.
• Adult learner focused.
• Classroom learning relates to work experience.
• All courses in the program are offered by Mount Aloysius College
  - no need to arrange courses at another college to complete the degree.
• Online options
• Financial aid and tuition deferment available to qualified students.
• Affordable tuition.

Admission Requirements

1. An application with $30 fee.
2. Official college transcript or diploma school of nursing transcript. 
3. An employment verification form. (Applicants must currently be working as an RN) 
4. A copy of the applicant's current RN license (must be active and in good standing in the Commonwealth of PA.)

Nursing applicants must have graduated from an NLNAC accredited basic nursing program within the past three years prior to admission or have 1000 hours of work experience as an RN within the past three years to in order to qualify for direct articulation from their basic nursing program into the RN to BSN Program.

*Students who do not meet the above criteria can validate their current nursing knowledge through successful completion of the ANA Accelerated Challenge Exams (ACE) II RN to BSN.

Once all admission materials are received by the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education the  student's file will be reviewed for acceptance. 

Transfer of Credits

Graduates of both diploma and associate degree programs who have earned college credits from regionally accredited junior or senior colleges may apply to have up to ninety (90) total credits accepted by Mount Aloysius College and applied toward a bachelor's degree subject to the requirements of the intended major as well as the core and graduation requirements of the college.

Credits for previous nursing coursework will be granted, up to a maximum of forty (40), upon successful completion of the RN to BSN Program.

Core Course Requirements
CLS 102	College Foundation	1
EN 110	Rhetoric I	3
EN 111	Rhetoric II	3
300-400-level EN	Upper Division Literature	3
AR,EN,MU	Literature/Arts/Theatre	3
HS,PS	History/Political Science	3
BL, CH, SC	Science	3
CM 220	Introduction to Statistics	3
CS 103	Computer Technology Literacy	3
RS,PL	Religious Studies/Philosophy	3
300-400-level RS	Religious Studies	3
CR, EC,GE, PY, SO	Social Science	6
Total credits in core		37
Nursing credits from diploma or associate degree		30-40
Major Course Requirements
NU 302	Health Assessment	3
NU 304	Human Pathophysiological Response to Illness	3
NU 305	Introduction to Research	3
NU 440P	Leadership Practicum	2-4
NU 401	Capstone:  Issues and Trends in Health Care Industry	3
NU 403	Community Health of Aggregates	3
NU 430	Informatics in Health Care	3
NU 440	Organizational Behavior	3
Total credits in major		23-25
Electives as needed		15-30
Total credits for degree		120

Course Descriptions