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Clarkson Catalog > Nursing > LPN to BSN (Advanced Placement) > LPN to BSN Required Courses
LPN to BSN Required Courses

General Education Courses (40 semester hours) 

  

Semester Hours 

BI 120  

Basic Nutrition 

2 

BI 121 

Therapeutic Nutrition Science 

1 

EN 101 

English Composition I 

3 

EN 102 

English Composition II or Literature, 100 level or higher 

  

3 

HC 102 

Health Care Communications 

3 

HC 301 

Western Humanities and the History 

of Health Care 

  

4 

HC 315 

Issues in Health Care 

2 

MA 101 

Introduction to Algebra 

3 

PY 101 

Introduction to Psychology 

3 

PY 200 

Human Development 

3 

SO 101 

Introduction to Sociology 

3 

ST 310 

Statistics 

3 

  

Electives  

7 

  

   

Total 40 

  

Support Courses (21 semester hours) 

  

Semester Hours 

BI 210  

Microbiology 

4 

BI 211  

Anatomy 

4 

BI 213  

Physiology 

4 

BI 227 

Pathophysiology 

3 

CH 120 

Biochemistry 

4 

HC 220 

Gerontology 

2 

   

  

Total 21  

  

  

  

   

Total General Education Semester Hours 61  

  

Note: It is possible to transfer in all non-core general education and support courses.  

  

Major Courses (68 semester hours) 

The LPN Advanced Placement student will receive validation credit for 13 semes­ter hours, after successful completion of NS 372 and NS 376. 

   

BSN Transition Courses (6 semester hours) 

  

Semester Hours 

NS 372  

Nursing Science, Practice and Portfolio 

3 

NS 376  

Health Assessment  

3 

  

   

Total 6 

  

Required BSN Courses (49 semester hours)  

  

Semester Hours 

NS 200  

Drug Calculations and Medication Administration 

  

1 

NS 206  

Pharmacology 

3 

NS 309 

Scientific Investigation in Health Care 

3 

NS 330 

Professional Nurse Caring - Mental Health: Theory 

  

3 

NS 331 

Professional Nursing Caring - Mental Health: Clinical Application 

  

4 

NS 350 

Professional Nurse Caring with Adults II: Theory 

  

4 

NS 351 

Professional Nurse Caring with Adults II: Clinical Application 

  

4 

NS 430 

Professional Nurse Caring with Families: Theory 

  

2 

NS 431 

Professional Nurse Caring with Families: Clinical Application 

  

2 

NS 440 

Professional Nurse Caring with Child Health: Clinical Application 

  

4 

NS 441 

Professional Nurse Caring with Child Health: Clinical Application 

  

4 

NS 410 

Professional Nurse Caring Seminar III 

1 

NS 450 

Professional Nurse Caring in Public Health: Theory 

                

              2 

NS 451 

Professional Nurse Caring in Public Health: Clinical Application 

  

2 

NS 460 

Professional Nurse Caring in People with Multi-system Disorders: Theory 

  

3 

NS 464 

Professional Nurse Leadership and  

Management: Theory 

  

3 

NS 465 

Professional Nurse Caring in People with Multi-system Disorders: Clinical Application 

  

  

4 

Total 49 

 



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