Roadmap: Nursing, RN to BSN Concentration, BSN

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

*Transfer Coursework*

Year 2

*Transfer Coursework*

Year 3

Fall Semester (9 units)

NURS 100WE Evidence Based Practice Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (WID)
NURS 172R Community Health Theory for RN to BSN Program
(GE Upper Division Area 2/5 ) 3 unit(s)
NURS 173 Community Health Practicum
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (9 units)

NURS 112 Professional Practice Success I
3 unit(s)
NURS 171 Theoretical Foundations
3 unit(s)
NURS 178A Leadership
(GE Upper Division Area 4 ) 3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate from SJSU

Year 4

Fall Semester (12 units)

GE Upper Division Area 3 3 unit(s)
NURS 113 Professional Practice Success II
3 unit(s)
NURS 177A Senior Preceptorship
3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

* Transfer Coursework for RN to BSN Program *

70 units: Community College lower division coursework necessary for Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).

20 units: Students admitted to the program will receive 20 units of credit for passage of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for Registered Nurses.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.