UW-Eau Claire BSN Completion Program (BSN@HOME/ CNP) Lorraine M Smith, MSN, RN College of Nursing & Health Sciences Senior Student Services Coordinator smithlm@uwec.edu
Wisconsin Collaboration BSN Completion Program BSN@HOME Partners UW- Eau Claire UW-Green Bay UW-Madison UW-Milwaukee UW-Oshkosh UW-Stevens Point
BSN Completion (BSN@HOME/CNP) Statewide CNP began offering courses in Spring 1996 UW-Eau Claire BSN Completion site http://www.uwec.edu/nurs/ UW Statewide BSN@HOME site http://www.bsnathome.com
Admission Requirements: http://www.uwec.edu UW-Eau Claire Need official transcripts from all educational institutions attended, including High School Need to send UWEC application fee (separate from Nursing application and fee)
Nursing Admission Requirements: NLN accredited ADN program Wisconsin R.N. Admitted to UWEC 30+ transfer credits with 2.5+ overall GPA 3 of 5 required sciences -2.5+ GPA Completed admission packet before Oct 1 OR March 1: (BSN@HOME/CNP) 1) Admission Sheet 2) Demographic formonline 3) Application Fee 4) Official transcript from Associate Degree 5) Evidence of WI RN licensure
Graduation (BSN) 120 credits total 60 credits GEs + Electives 60 credits Nursing = 30 credits (CNP) + 30 credits (from previous nursing degree) Total credits that usually transfer from WTCS= 57+ credits total
Transfer Courses from WTCS Tech Reporting/Speech/Oral Interpersonal Communications = GE1A (3cr) Written Communications=GE 1A (3cr) Natural Sciences (Chem, Micro, A&P) Social Sciences (Psyc, Sociology, Econ) AFTER B or better in CND 310-30 credits of Nursing from ADN
Additional GE Coursework Needed for BSN GE 1B-Statistics (3-4 credits) Electives GE 2-Chem/Biochemisty (3 credits) English Comp (4-6 credits) Writing (UWEC) or 102 (UWC online) GE 4-Humanities (9-12 credits) Fine Arts (Art, Music, Art History, Theatre, Music Therapy) History English Literature Philosophy or Religion
General Education (GE) Online: http://www.online.uwc.edu or https://il.wisconsin.edu/catalog/index.aspx UW-Eau Claire or other 4-year institution or WTCS (Superior, Stout, River Falls, Stevens Point ) UW-Colleges 2 year campus (Barron, Wood, Marathon ) CVTC. NCTC, MSTC, or other WTCS institution
Transfer Information System (TIS) To determine how courses will transfer to UWEC UWEC Admissions TIS at www.uwec.edu
BSN Completion Courses On Site: Eau Claire or Marshfield Bridge to Professional Nursing (CND 310) 2 credits Hybrid course- meets on site about five Wednesdays Need a B or better, then receive 30 nursing credits for previous Nursing education Offered at Marshfield site-spring only & register on MyBlugold
Capstone Clinical Course CND 480 (4 credits) Taken in final semester On-Campus once a week-about 7 Wednesdays Analysis and Synthesis with 90 hour population-based clinical Meets Service Learning requirement Offered in Fall only at Marshfield site Clinical Immersion available: Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota
BSN@HOME Core Classes Six 3-credits courses=18 credits CND 407 Foundations of Professional Nursing CND 441 Chronic Care Management CND 446 Nursing Research & EBP CND 447 Leadership & Management CND 453 Informatics & Health care Tech CND 454 Community Health Nursing
24 Upper Division Credits Six credits of upper division nursing electives All core courses and electives offered online in spring, fall, winterim and summer CND 490 (BSN@HOME online electives) Global Health: Ethics & Human Rights, Cross Cultural Health, Pathophysiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Aging and Health, Interdisciplinary Care of Children, Nursing Care at the Endof-Life IDIS 301 (Mind Body Connections, NRSG 389 Cross Cultural Health (online at UWEC) NRSG 360 Death & Bereavement, NRSG 330 Wellness in the Workplace, NRSG 426 Current Issues in Critical Care Nursing-on site at UWEC
MSN Coursework as Undergraduate BSN Completion Student Refer to RN/BSN/MSN program plan sheet Must meet eligibility requirements, have Graduate program permission, submitted required forms, and declared graduation term Total of 9 graduate credits may be earned toward MSN at UWEC NRSG 715 Leadership in Nursing (Spring only-3 credits) CND 437 Leadership & Management NRSG 701 Nursing Research: Methods (Fall only-4 credits) CND 446 Nursing Research & Evidence-based practice Cognate (Varies with role preparation) Upper division nursing elective course
Questions? Lorraine Smith at smithlm@uwec.edu UWEC NUR 245 715-836-5722