Our 100% online Bachelor of Science, Nursing program offers licensed RNs (with an associate degree or diploma) the opportunity to finish a bachelor’s in a format that is flexible enough to accommodate a busy life – and at an affordable rate. Employers are seeking BS-qualified nurses, and today’s patients need them.
Minimum requirements include scholastic achievement as evidenced by prior academic performance, graduation from an associate degree or diploma nursing program (unless applying for provisional admission), and licensure (or near licensure).
To apply students should have the following:
- Associates Degree or Nursing Diploma
- Minimum 2.5 CQPA
- Resume
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Major Completion Summary
Major Completion Summary
Requirement |
Credits |
University Core Requirements |
60 |
Nursing Major |
60 |
Total Credits |
120 |
University Core Curriculum - Arts & Science Courses (60 Credits)
Thirty (30) Credits from the University Core Curriculum are usually transferred from prior college/university; may be lower or higher depending on prior courses taken
Twenty-two to thirty credits from the University Core Curriculum are typically taken at Pace (may be lower or higher depending upon credits transferred). Various course options are available to fulfill these requirements.
Total liberal arts at Pace depends on credits accepted during the transfer credit evaluation process.
Students with an associate's degree may transfer up to 68 credits, which includes 38 credits of prerequisite/liberal arts courses and 30 credits of nursing courses. Those with a non-nursing bachelor's degree may transfer up to 90 credits.
Nursing Major (60 Credits)
Thirty (30) nursing credits from Associate degree or Diploma Program transfer into Pace; may be lower or higher depending on courses taken and individual evaluation of transcript.
Twenty-one to thirty credits of online nursing courses are taken through Pace.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
NURS 481 | Core Competencies for Multidimensional Care | 3 |
NURS 482 | Healthy Aging | 3 |
NURS 484 | Nursing and Health Policy | 3 |
NURS 485 | Leadership and Management | 3 |
NURS 486 | Community and Public Health 1 | 3 |
NURS 487 | Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning | 3 |
NURS 498 | Spirit of Inquiry: Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice 2 | 3 |
3 | 9 |
| 30 |
Total Credits | 60 |