The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing has streamlined its online RN to
BSN Program to include all the courses you need to graduate with your BSN, including General Courses, formerly
known as prerequisite courses.
Below is a course map that shows the RN to BSN Nursing Courses you will need to take (blue dots) as
well as the General Courses* you are required to complete (orange boxes). Every student will begin
the nursing program with Professional Nursing A and B1, assuming they have completed Composition I and II.
Students must complete all General Courses before entering the last course of the nursing program,
which is the Capstone Course. A School of Nursing advisor will provide a course map for you taking
into account your specific requirements and the course offering schedule once you have applied,
submitted your official transcripts, and been accepted by UT Arlington School of Nursing.
General Courses*
Composition I
Composition II
Technical Writing or equivalent2
Statistics
State & Local Government
Fine Arts
Federal Government
Sociology or Anthropology
College Algebra
Microbiology
Literature
Intro to Psychology
Developmental Psychology
US History I
US History II
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Upper Division Elective3 |
Nursing Courses
Professional Nursing A & B1
Holistic Care of Older Adults
Holistic Health Assessment
Across the Lifespan
Health Promotion Across
the Lifespan
Nursing Research
Nursing Leadership & Management
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Across the Lifespan
Upper Division Nursing Elective4
Capstone Course
|
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1 Professional Nursing is a 6 credit hour course taught in two separate 5 week
sections: Part A and Part B. A grade for Professional Nursing is awarded only after students
complete both sections. In regards to tuition payment, students pay $618.75 prior to
beginning Part A of the course and there is no additional payment required for Part B.
2 Technical Writing is preferred. Equivalents include Literature, Speech, or Philosophy, as long
as the courses are Sophomore level or higher and have a writing component.
3 The Upper Division Elective Course is in addition to the 3 credit hour upper division Nursing
elective requirement included in the 35 credit RN to BSN Nursing Course listing. This General 3
credit requirement can be met by taking any upper division elective course (including a second
nursing elective), by providing documentation of being certified through a nationally recognized
nursing certification examination (Certification Submission Process (.pdf)),
or by completing a work-based project in the Nursing Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program.
4 The Upper Division Nursing Elective Course, if needed, is provided at no additional cost and
can also be met through documentation of being certified through a nationally recognized nursing
certification examination or completing a work-based project in Nursing Cooperative Education (Co-op)
Program (Certification Submission Process (.pdf)).
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Course
Number |
Section
Number |
Class
Number |
Class |
Credit Hours |
| NURS3645 |
500 |
22212 |
Professional Nursing A & B |
6 |
| NURS4465 |
500 |
22213 |
Care of Vulnerable Populations Across the Lifespan |
4 |
| ENGL3373 |
500 |
22214 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
| ENGL1302 |
500 |
22215 |
English Composition II |
3 |
| MATH1308 |
500 |
22216 |
Statistics |
3 |
| SOCI1311 |
500 |
22217 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| ENGL2329 |
500 |
22218 |
American Literature |
3 |
| PSYC1315 |
500 |
22219 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
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You will be able to start the RN to BSN program regardless of the number of General Courses*
you have completed. When creating your individual course map, a UT Arlington School
of Nursing Academic Advisor will take into consideration the following conditions:
- Composition I will need to be taken before Composition II.
- Composition I and Composition II will need to be taken before Technical Writing.
- Anyone who has completed Composition I and Composition II can start the Nursing Courses by concurrently taking Technical Writing (General Course) and Professional Nursing A (Nursing Course).
- Statistics (General Course*) will need to be completed prior to taking Nursing Research (Nursing Course).
- Introduction to Psychology will need to be completed prior to Developmental Psychology.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I will have to be taken prior to Human Anatomy and Physiology II.
- All other Nursing Courses and General Courses* can be taken in any order
(as will be offered by UT Arlington – see the Course Schedule (.pdf)) as long as they
are all taken prior to the Capstone Course.
Download the Nursing Course Descriptions (.pdf)
Download the Course Schedule (.pdf)
Download the list of required textbooks for the Nursing Courses (.pdf)
Download the list of required textbooks for the General Courses* (.pdf)
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- Go to the Textbooks
portion of the UT Arlington Bookstore.
- Select "All" in the "Program Select" drop down.
- Select your appropriate term. To find your term reference the Important Dates link on the
UT Arlington Academic Partnership website.
- Select "DYN" when asked to "Select Your Division".
- Select "Nurs" when asked to "Select Your Department".
- Finally, you will have to "Select Your Course" and "Select Your Section" before an
appropriate list of books will appear for you to purchase online.
* General Courses were previously known as prerequisites.
Course schedule subject to change based on the sole discretion of UT Arlington.
