Nursing, RN-BS, BS

Our 100% online Bachelor of Science, Nursing program offers licensed RNs (with an associate degree or diploma) the opportunity to finish a bachelor’s degree in a format that is flexible enough to accommodate a busy life. 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

University Core Curriculum - Arts and 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 (22) to thirty (30) 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 (21) to thirty (30) credits of online nursing courses are taken through Pace.

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Students must be licensed as an RN prior to the 3rd semester or before taking NURS 486 Community and Public Health.

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Prerequisites to NURS 498 Spirit of Inquiry: Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice are MAT or PSY Statistics - MAT 134 Introduction to Probability and Statistics, MAT 117 Elementary Statistics, PSY 205 Statistics in Psychology and Allied Fields are acceptable

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The electives available vary by semester, and the total number of credits taken varies depending on the amount of previous credit transferred to the program. RNs with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.0 may take up to 12 credits at the graduate level. Credit can be double-counted towards both a BS and a master’s program.