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Clarkson Catalog > Nursing > RN to MSN > RN to MSN Required Courses
RN to MSN Required Courses

General Education Courses (41-42 semester hours) 

  

Semester Hours 

BI 120  

Basic Nutrition 

2 

BI 121  

Therapeutic Nutrition Science 

1 

BU 104 

  

BU 204 

Basic Computer Applications   

OR  

Advanced Computer Applications 

3 

  

3 

EN 101 

English Composition I 

3 

HC 301 

Western Humanities and the History 

of Health Care 

  

4 

HC 315 

  

NS 808 

Issues in Health Care 

OR  

Nursing Law and Ethics (Graduate Level) 

2 

  

3 

PY 101 

Introduction to Psychology 

3 

PY 200 

Human Development 

3 

SO 101 

Introduction to Sociology 

3 

ST 310 

  

GR 847 

Statistics 

OR 

Applied Statistics (Graduate level)  

3 

  

3 

  

Electives  

12 

  

   

Total 39-41 

  

Undergraduate Support Courses (17-19 semester hours) 

  

Semester Hours 

BI 210  

Microbiology*** 

4 

BI 211  

Anatomy* 

3-4 

BI 213  

Physiology* 

3-4 

BI 227 

Pathophysiology** 

3 

CH 120 

Biochemistry*** 

4 

HC 220 

Gerontology 

2 

   

  

Total 19-21 

  

OR 

   

HC 200* 

Health Care Science Update I 

and Validation Credit 

3 

5 

HC 205** 

Health Care Science Update II 

and Validation Credit 

3 

3 

HC 210*** 

Health Care Science Update III 

and Validation Credit 

3 

5 

  

   

Total 22 

  

*Note: HC 200 Health Care Science Update I (3 semester hours) may be taken in place of BI 211 Anatomy (4 semester hours) and BI 213 Physiology (4 semester hours). Upon successful completion of HC 200 Health Care Science Update I, the student will receive 3 semester hours of earned coursework and 5 semester hours of validation credit.  

**Note: HC 205 Health Care Science Update II (3 semester hours) may be taken in place of BI 227 Pathophysiology (3 semester hours) and NS 206 Pharmacology (3 semester hours). Upon successful completion of HC 205 Health Care Science Update II, the student will receive 3 hours of earned semester hours and 3 hours of validation credit.  

***Note: HC 210 Health Care Science Update III (3 semester hours) may be taken in place of BI 210 Microbiology (4 semester hours) and CH 120 Biochemistry (4 semester hours). Upon successful completion of HC 210 Health Care Science III, the student will receive 3 semester hours of earned coursework and 5 semester hours of validation coursework.  

  

Major Courses (69 semester hours) 

A direct transfer package of 43 semester hours of nursing courses will be granted to students. Students are required to take a minimum