RN-BSN Track: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Vicki Jowell, RN-BSN Coordinator
RN Option
The RN-BSN track is designed for Associate Degree or Diploma registered nurses to earn a BSN degree. The online program allows the RN to work and attend school. Clinical experiences in RNBS 4601 and RNBS 4631 are structured to enhance previous learning and develop higher levels of critical thinking as a BSN prepared registered nurse.
The RN-BSN track can be completed in 12 months of full-time study. Part time study is an option for those who cannot take a full semester of course work. All the RN-BSN courses are web based and offered in two 7-week sessions every semester.
The RN enrolled in the RN-BSN track must successfully complete 30 semester hours of upper division courses in Nursing to earn a BSN degree. Applicants must meet Texas Core requirements and all applicable pre-nursing and associate degree nursing courses upon completing the RN-BSN track. Associate Degree Registered Nurses who earned their degree via an alternate pathway will be given credit as established by the institution awarding the associate degree. For the RN seeking to graduate with honors, an additional 15 SCH must be taken to meet the University requirement of completing 45 SCH at UT Tyler to graduate with honors (see graduation with honors requirements).
Requirements
All Registered Nurses in the RN-BSN track must have a current, active license in the state in which they reside and practice to be eligible to complete the required curriculum. Applicants must meet Texas core curriculum requirements.
Semester I (9 hrs.)
Semester II (12 hrs.)
| RNBS 3333 | Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) | |
| RNBS 4313 | Care Coordination for the Registered Nurse | |
| RNBS 4631 | Nursing Leadership and Management | |
Semester III (9 hrs.)