RN BSN Curriculum

RN-BSN Curriculum

Course # Course Title Credit Hours
Semester 1
N3511 Health Assessment 3
N3701 Professional Practice & Promotion of Health 4
N3517 Pathophysiology 3
N6102 W Information Systems 1
Semester 2
N3703 Management and Leadership 4
N3702 Issues in Professional Practice 4
N4512 Research Critique and Utilization 2
Semester 3
N3704 Synthesis for RNs 3
N4526 W Role Transition for RNs 2
N3601 Community Health Practice for RNs 3
N3602 Community Health Project for RNs 2
Total Hours for RN-BSN 31

The RN-BSN Program curriculum includes one graduate-level course which is transferable (with a grade earned of “B” or higher) toward the MSN degree. Credit for this course may be applied to both the Baccalaureate and Masters degrees:

  • N6102 Information Systems in Advanced Nurse Practice 1 hr

The RN-BSN Program permits undergraduate students, who submit a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) minimum score of 500 on both the verbal and quantitative sections and a 3.0 on the writing portion or submit a score of 400 or greater on the Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT), to proceed in an accelerated sequence.

A maximum of ten additional credit hours (with grades earned of “B” or higher) are transferable toward the MSN degree.

  • N5501 Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing - 2 hrs
  • N5506 Statistics in Nursing - 2 hrs
  • N6101 Clinical & Epidemiological Research for Advanced Practice - 3 hrs
  • N6151 Advanced Pathophysiology - 3 hrs

RN/BSN students meeting the requirement must obtain approval from their advisor to enroll in Graduate courses.

RN-BSN Program students, upon successful completion of N3701 Professional Practice & Promotion of Health, N3702 Issues in Professional Practice, N3703 Management & Leadership, and N3704 Synthesis, will receive 29 hours Advanced Placement Credit for the following courses:

  • N3515 Adult Health Care I - 6
  • N3523 Adult and Older Adult Health Care II - 7
  • N3526 Psychiatric & Mental Health Care - 6
  • N3532 Reproductive Health Care - 5
  • N3536 Child & Adolescent Health Care - 5
  • Total - 29

§ The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reserve the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.

Additional Information

For more information:

Student Affairs Office
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston
6901 Bertner, Room 220
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-2100 or 800-232-8876
Fax: 713-500-2107
Email: soninfo@uth.tmc.edu