Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (B.S.N.)
LPN to B.S.N. – Accelerated Pathway

Not all programs are offered for completion at each campus or through Berkeley College Online®. Please review the academic program pages (BerkeleyCollege.edu/Academics) for information on where each program is offered. Additionally, all students may be required to take some courses at another campus or online.

Students accepted into the LPN to B.S.N. Accelerated Pathway program will receive 30 credits for a) completing an accredited Practical Nurse program in the United States, b) possessing an unrestricted active or inactive practical nurse license, and c) completing a minimum of 2,080 hours of work as an LPN within the last two years.

SAMPLE COURSE SEQUENCE

FIRST SEMESTER

CREDITS

SCI1100
Anatomy and Physiology I
3
SCI1110
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I
1
ENG1105
Writing and Research
3
MAT2211
College Algebra
3
SOC2225
Introduction to Psychology
3

SECOND SEMESTER

CREDITS

SCI2100
Anatomy and Physiology II
3
SCI2110
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II
1
SCI3310
Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals
3
ENG2205
Writing Through Literature
3
SOC2231
Human Relations
3

THIRD SEMESTER

CREDITS

SCI2228
Microbiology
3
MAT2215
Statistics I
3
SCI3000
Chemistry for Healthcare Professionals
4
ENG3316
The Confident Writer
3

FOURTH SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR3310
Nursing Research for Evidence Based Practice
3
NUR3320
Transition to Professional Nursing
3
NUR3330
Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
3
HUM2225
Introduction to Ethics
3
Free Elective (4000 level or higher)
3

FIFTH SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR3360
Advanced Mental Health Nursing
3
NUR4440
Advanced Nursing Pharmacology
3
SOC3305
Marriage and Family
3
Free Elective (4000 level or higher)
3

SIXTH SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR4410
Advanced Maternal-Child Nursing
3
NUR4450
Advanced Adult Health Nursing
3
Free Electives (4000 level or higher)
6

SEVENTH SEMESTER

CREDITS

NUR4420
Nursing Leadership and Management
3
NUR4430
Community Health Nursing
3
NUR4460
Professional Nursing Capstone
3
Humanities Elective (3000/4000 level)
3

 Credits granted upon acceptance into the program............30

 

120 SEMESTER CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

NOTE: Three credits of Humanities Electives must be at the 3000/4000 level.

This program meets the educational requirements for licensure in the State of New Jersey. Graduates of this program are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Successfully passing the NCLEX-RN is one of several requirements to become a Registered Nurse (RN). Licensure is not automatic. Applicants for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in New Jersey must successfully complete a New Jersey Board of Nursing approved program, such as this program, pass the NCLEX-RN, and satisfy all other New Jersey Board of Nursing requirements (including, but not limited to, submitting an application and supporting documents, application fees, and satisfactory criminal history background check results).

Licensure requirements vary by state. Information regarding licensure in the State of Connecticut can be found at https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agen-cies/DPH/dph/practitioner_licensing_and_investigations/plis/nursing/nursingregula-tionspdf.pdf?la=en 

Information regarding licensure in the State of New York can be found at http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurseforms.htm Information regarding licensure in the State of Pennsylvania can be found on the application checklist available at https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/default 

The College has not made a determination with respect to licensure requirements of other states.


Under certain circumstances the need to take developmental College Skills courses may lengthen the time required to complete the student’s program, and may result in increased costs to a student.

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