Students must submit the following:
- A current California license as a Registered Nurse or an interim permit.
- An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or a diploma from a hospital school of nursing.
- A TOEFL score of 490 or higher if English is a second language.
- A personal statement.
- Two letters of recommendation.
Students with an Associate Degree in Nursing interested in the RN/BSN program may transfer up
to 70 semester units of completed coursework, including 30 semester units of nursing, from a
community college. These units should include academic credit for lower-division coursework in
Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology, Psychology, Sociology or Anthropology, and English 1A
(Freshman composition). Students with a diploma from a hospital school of nursing may obtain
30 units of degree credit by successful completion of advanced placement tests for admission to
upper-division nursing. A fee is charged for taking these tests.
All students in the RN/BSN program must have Professional Liability insurance ($1,000,000/
3,000,000) when registered in a clinical practice course. The cost for this insurance will be collected
by the University when the student enters the first clinical practice course.
Student performance in clinical practice courses in the RN/BSN program is judged using a “pass”
or “fail” system. Student achievement in all other courses in the program is based on the established
grading system of the University. See the Holy Names University Catalog for a description
of the grading system.
RN to BSN Curriculum
General Education Curriculum
Students enrolled in the RN/BSN degree program must complete Holy Names University general
education courses, as outlined in this catalog.
RN/BSN Nursing Major Curriculum (31 units)
- NURS 131 Health Assessment (3)
- NURS 132 Theoretical Basis of Professional Nursing Practice (3)
- NURS 141 Nursing Research (3)
- NURS 142(W) Family and Community Health Nursing I (3)
- NURS 142(L) Family and Community Health Nursing I Practicum (3)
- NURS 151 Leadership and Management (3)
- NURS 151(L) Leadership and Management Practicum (2)
- NURS 152 Family and Community Health Nursing II (3)
- NURS 153 Healthcare Economics (2)
- NURS 171 Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 195(W) Senior Seminar (3)
RN/BSN Program Upper-Division Requirements (9 units)
- BIOL 180 Epidemiology (3)
- SOCI 105 Statistics (3)
- One related upper division biological or social science course (3)
Successful completion of the general education requirements, the nursing Major requirements,
and the 9 units of specific upper-division courses are required for graduation. Students must successfully
complete 120 units to graduate, 48 of which must be upper-division. The actual time
needed to complete the degree requirements is dependent on the number of units accepted as
transfer into the University to meet university requirements and the number of units pursued each
semester.
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Fay L. Bower, D.NSc., FAAN
Chair and Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, M.S.N., D.NSc.
San Jose University, B.S.N.
510-436-1024
bower@hnu.edu
Edith Jenkins-Weinrub, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nova Southeastern University, Ed.D.
California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.S.N.
University of Texas, Arlington, B.S.N.
510-436-1551
jenkins-weinrub@hnu.edu
Maria V. Mangini, PhD, FNP
Associate Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, PhD.
Pace University, Leinhardt School of Nursing, MS.
Vassar College, BA
510-436-1203
mangini@hnu.edu
Carolyn Harris-Muchell, PhD
US San Francisco, PhD, MSN
Arizona State, BSN
510.436.1476
harris-muchell@hnu.edut
Anna Mullins, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN & BSN
510-273-2257
amullins@calnurses.org
Kristi Rochitsch, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
UC Dominguez Hills, MSN
Idaho State University, BSN
510-436-1239
christygreg@sbcglobal.net
Laura Smith McKinnon, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN
Syracruz University, BSN
510-436-1239
lsmithmc@ncpvocational.com
Barbara Douglass, MSN, CNM
UC Irvine, MBA
Columbia, University, MSN, CNM
510-436-1239
Carolyn Haris-Muchell, MSN, PhD(c)
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