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Why Choose LSSU for your RN-to-BSN Completion Degree?

Our program is for registered nurses who were originally prepared at the associate degree or diploma level and who want further educational growth and career development.

Students with a diploma or associate degree in nursing and a RN license can complete LSSU’s bachelor’s degree (BSN) on a part- or full-time basis. Students in our program generally work 30 or more hours per week, so our asynchronous online program lets you learn on your own schedule.

Our program’s mission is to graduate competent students who are able to safely provide compassionate nursing care, utilizing theory- and evidence-based practice.

View Articulation Agreements with Michigan and Ontario Colleges & Community Colleges here:

Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Full-Time – 2-Semester Plan

Suggested Course Pattern for Online BSN Completion
2 Semesters – 30 LSSU credits 300-400 level
Effective Fall 2021 

Entrance Requirements
→Successfully passed NCLEX-RN

→Admitted to LSSU Nursing program

→Transfer in 31 Credits of Nursing courses from Associates Degree program

→Have all LSSU General Education requirements completed: ENGL 110, ENGL 111, COMM 101, MATH 207, 7-8 Humanities credits, PSYC 101, SOCY 101, BIOL 122, CHEM 110

Semester 1 (15 credits)

NURS 360 Professional Nursing Concepts (4)
NURS 363 Individual and Family Assessment (5)
NURS 434 Nursing Research (3)
NURS 328 Multicultural Approach to Health Care (3)

Semester 2 (15 credits)

NURS 432 Nursing of Populations (5)
NURS 437 Nursing Leadership and Issues (3)
NURS 435 Management in Nursing (4)
NURS 3XX Nursing Elective (3)

Degree Components

LSSU Nursing Program

→30 credits

→8 courses: NURS 360, NURS 363, NURS 434, NURS 328, NURS 432, NURS 437, NURS 435, NURS 3XX

RN license

→31 credits

→Nursing courses transferred in from Associates Degree program.

School Credits

→64 credits

→Students admitted to LSSU School of Nursing from a regionally accredited Associate Degree Program (ADN), meeting Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or MACRAO requirements, may transfer a maximum of 64 credits (125 credits needed to graduate).

→If transferring in without the completion of the MTA/MACRAO, please reference the LSSU General Education requirements and the LSSU Transfer Equivalency Tool for courses that satisfy individual categories.

→The nursing program requires the following: ENGL 110, ENGL 111, COMM 101, MATH 207, 7-8 Humanities credits, PSYC 101, SOCY 101, NURS 328, BIOL 122, CHEM 110.

Full-time Plan of Study (PDF)

Part-Time – 4-Semester Plan

Suggested Course Pattern for Online BSN Completion
4 Semesters – 30 LSSU credits 300-400 level
Effective Fall 2021 

Entrance Requirements
→Successfully passed NCLEX-RN

→Admitted to LSSU Nursing program

→Transfer in 31 Credits of Nursing courses from Associates Degree program

Semester 1 (7 credits)

NURS 360 Professional Nursing Concepts (4)
NURS 328 Multicultural Approach. to Health Care (3)

Semester 2 (8 credits)

NURS 363 Individual and Family Assessment (5)
NURS 434 Nursing Research (3)

Semester 3 (8 credits)

NURS 432 Nursing of Populations (5)
NURS 3XX Nursing Elective (3)

Semester 4 (7 credits)

NURS 437 Nursing Leadership and Issues (3)
NURS 435 Management in Nursing (4)

Degree Components

LSSU Nursing Program

→30 credits

→8 courses: NURS 360, NURS 363, NURS 434, NURS 328, NURS 432, NURS 437, NURS 435, NURS 3XX

RN license

→31 credits

→Nursing courses transferred in from Associates Degree program.

School Credits

→64 credits

→Students admitted to LSSU School of Nursing from a regionally accredited Associate Degree Program (ADN), meeting Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or MACRAO requirements, may transfer a maximum of 64 credits (125 credits needed to graduate).

→If transferring in without the completion of the MTA/MACRAO, please reference the LSSU General Education requirements and the LSSU Transfer Equivalency Tool for courses that satisfy individual categories.

→The nursing program requires the following: ENGL 110, ENGL 111, COMM 101, MATH 207, 7-8 Humanities credits, PSYC 101, SOCY 101, NURS 328, BIOL 122, CHEM 110.

Part-time Plan of Study (PDF)