RN to BSN Online Program
Spring Admission Curriculum Pattern
Full-time – 12 months
Admission begins in the fall or spring semester. Full-time students admitted in the fall will graduate in
August. Those admitted in the spring will graduate in December. Below is the 12-month full-time schedule. A part-time schedule will allow the student to take the ½ semester courses and 1 summer course the first year, followed by the two 15 week courses and the remaining 10 week summer course. These students will graduate in 24 months. Currently, each course is offered only once a year (other than NURS
4245 which students take their first semester).
Spring Semester (10 hours)
University of Central Arkansas
Department of Nursing
First Half Semester
NURS 4245 RN Transitions
NURS 3201 Nurse as Educator
Second Half Semester
NURS 4335 Informatics
15 weeks
NURS 4510 Community Health Nursing (theory/clinical)
Summer (8 hours)
10 weeks
NURS 4340 Health and Physical Assessment (theory/lab)
10 weeks
NURS 4345 Pathophysiology Clinical Applications
2 hours Elective(s)
Fall Semester (12 hours)
First Half Semester
NURS 4220 Health Policy & Prof. Issues
Second Half Semester
NURS 4315 Nursing Research and EBP
15 weeks
NURS 4515 Nursing Leadership and Management (theory/clinical)
December Graduation
Total 30 hours