BSN and Accelerated BSN
The BSN and Accelerated BSN programs at St. John’s College require 56 general education transfer credits to meet our general education course requirements. The 17-month Accelerated BSN is only for students that already have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree in an area other than nursing.
The Bachelor of Science In Nursing (BSN) Degree requires 120 credits, 56 general education transfer credits and 64 nursing credits completed at St. John’s College. All courses must be completed at the “C” grade level or higher.
Beginning the BSN or Accelerated BSN Program
You may begin the BSN program in the fall upon successful completion of the 6 general education required courses, with understanding that 56 general education transfer credits must be completed by the end of the semester before you graduate.
- Fall program completion, December graduation, must have all 56 general education credits completed by the end of the summer term before your final fall semester.
- Spring program completion, May graduation, must have all 56 general education credits completed by the end of the fall semester before your final spring semester.
General Education Required Courses
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab
- Composition I
- Composition II
- Lifespan Development/Human Development/Human Growth and Development
- Microbiology with lab
As you work on additional general education elective courses to complete the required 56 general education transfer credits, the following general education elective courses are recommended, but not required.
General Education Elective Course Recommendations
- Ethics/Medical Ethics
- Into to Psychology
- Intro to Sociology
- Nutrition
- Philosophy
- Statistics/Biostatistics
LPN to BSN
For current Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) St. John’s College offers a fall admission accelerated 17-month BSN pathway, (fall, spring, summer, fall). The LPN to BSN program accepts transfer credits from your LPN program, which are applied to the 56 transfer credits needed to meet the BSN degree requirements.
RN to BSN
This two semester fully online program is designed for associate degree current Registered Nurses (RN) who wish to complete a bachelor’s degree. You may begin the RN to BSN program in either fall or spring. The RN to BSN program accepts transfer credits from your associate degree nursing program, which are applied to the 56 transfer credits needed to meet the BSN degree requirements.