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LPN to BSN

Admissions Policy for Entry Option III – LPN-to-BSN Track

To be considered for admission into the LPN-to-BSN Track:

  • Students must be admitted to Cumberland University and declare nursing as their major in order to be considered for admission into the nursing program.
  • Students must have graduated from a state approved LPN program
  • Students must have an unencumbered LPN license
  • Students must submit the Nursing Candidacy Form (nursing application) by March 1 for fall admission and October 1 for spring admission.
  • Students must submit all required documentation by the application deadline including:
    • official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities attended
    • high school transcript if available
    • Nursing Candidacy Form (nursing application)
  • A letter of recommendation from an employer or former nursing instructor Admission Process

Admission Process

  • All candidacy applications and transcripts will be reviewed by the Nursing Program Admission-Progression Committee.
  • A weighted admission ranking system will be used to determine admission to the nursing program. The ranking is based on the pool of candidates for a particular semester and the number of clinical sites and lab slots available.
  • Applicants will be notified of acceptance or denial into the nursing program approximately six weeks after the application deadline.
  • If a student has credits from another academic institution, the student must meet the Cumberland University requirements for undergraduate transfer credit.

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

3
or
HON 101First Year Honors Seminar

3
FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101 or HON 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
or
HON 110Honors English Seminar

3
BUA 251/COM 251Business Communications

3
or
ENG 225Spoken Word and Public Performance

3
or
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours

Choose one from the following:

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 119Precalculus

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours

CIS 170Introduction to Microcomputer Applications

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - The Arts - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one:

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one from the following sequences:
HIS 111History of Western Civilization I

3
and
HIS 112History of Western Civilization II

3
or
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7 hours

Note: Nursing majors will not be required to take the lab portion of CHEM 103.

BIO 111General Biology I

3
and
BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
or
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Required for Nursing Majors - 15 hours

BIO 203Microbiology

3
BIO 203LMicrobiology Lab

1
BIO 213Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIO 213LHuman Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIO 214Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIO 214LHuman Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Required Nursing Courses - 49 hours

NUR 300Transition to Professional Nursing Practice

3
NUR 304Dosage Calculation for LPN to BSN

2
NUR 306Introduction to Nutrition for Health and Disease for LPN to BSN

1
NUR 313Pharmacology for LPN to BSN

4
NUR 319Community Health Nursing for LPN to BSN

4
NUR 328Professional Nursing Foundations & Health Assessment

4
NUR 361Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for LPN to BSN

2
NUR 377Adult Health/Pathophysiology Nursing for LPN to BSN

7
NUR 404Newborn/Child/Women's Nursing for LPN to BSN

7
NUR 429Leadership in Nursing Capstone for LPN to BSN

4
NUR 443Nursing Research for LPN to BSN

3
NUR 463Complex Illness LPN to BSN

5
NUR 494Successful Integration into BSN Practice

3
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Validation Hours - 16 hours

NUR 313V Pharmacology for LPN to BSN  2
NUR 328V
 Professional Nursing Foundations and Health Assessment               
 4
NUR 361V Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for LPN to BSN  2
NUR 377V
 Adult Health/Pathophysiology Nursing for LPN to BSN
  4
NUR 404V
 Newborn/Child/Women's Nursing for LPN to BSN
  4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Total GEC credit hours (39-44 hours)
Total Nursing prerequisites (15 hours)
Total Upper Division Nursing (50 hours)
Total Validation Hours (16 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.