Minimum Admissions

Requirements:

Online RN-BSN

Programs Location On-Line

General

Educ.

Courses

above

required

Microbio

BIO 275

Coll Alg MAT 161

or 171**

Statistics MAT

152 or 151

Intro to

SOC SOC

210

Gen Biology

BIO 111

Gen Chem -

CHM 151

Gen Chem II

CHM 152

Personal Hlth

---HEA 110

History

course

required

Nutrition BIO

155 or NUT

110

Phys

activity

course PED

PHI 240 -

Ethics Other Information/Requirements

Appalachian Boone, NC Y Y Y

Y - also

accepts MAT

143 Y Y Y1 fine arts, 2 humanities,1 lit course + 1 Social/Beh

science

Barton College Wilson, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y

Need Gen., Organic, & Biochemistry - CHM 130/130A

& Pharmacology*** Student can only transfer 64 credits

and must complete 127 to graduate.

Cabarrus College Concord, NC Y Y Y

Student must complete credit hours of gen ed courses

while in the Cabarrus RN to BSN program for a total of

59 credits. Statistics or MAT 152 will count for 3 of the

credits of gen ed.

Chamberlain College of

Nursing Multiple areas - Y Y Y Y SOC 225 Y

ECO 251 required.. COA grad RNs may be awarded

up to 82 credit hours. Must take 8 hours of pre-reqs at

CCN

ECU (East Carolina

University) Greenville, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

10 hours Humanities and Fine Arts Electives (must

include ethics and at least one course from the

humanities area and one course from the fine arts area.

Humanities include ethics, literature, philosophy, and

religion. Fine arts courses include art, dance, music,

speech and theater.

Excelsior Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

6 h social sciences/history, 6 h humanities/fine arts, and

7 hrs arts and sciences electives. Students in the

program must take course tests at Pearson Vue.

Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y

Min One year nursing experience, English literature, Old

Testament, and New Testament also required. Student

can satisfy math requirement with statistics or other

college level math.

MCI(ECPI) Virginia Beach, VA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 60 credits awarded to ADN graduates

Mount OliveMust have an associate degree and have completed a

min of 34 semester hours of gen ed courtses.

ODU (Old Dominion

University) Norfolk, VA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YFine Arts (3), ENG composition (3), Foreign Language

(0-6 see catalog)

Queens Charlotte, NC Y Y Y Y Y

Radford Radford, VA Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y6 credits in fine arts, humanities, or foreign language.

Public speaking or COM 231 required.

Sentara College of Health

Sciences - NC residents may

now access this program!! Chesapeake, VA Y Y Y Y Y Y Need 3 additional credits from the humanities.

St. Josephs Maine Y Y Y Y Y Y Y3 credits in each of the following courses:

environmental science, theology, & humanities

Online RN-BSN

Programs (cont) City, State Y

Gen Ed.

Courses

above

required

Microbio

BIO 275

Coll Alg MAT 161 or

171

Statistics MAT

152 or 151

Intro to SOC

SOC 210

Gen Biology BIO

111

Gen Chem -

CHM 151

Gen Chem II

CHM 152

Personal Hlth ---

HEA 110

History

course

required

Nutrition BIO

155 or NUT 110

Phys activity

course PED PHI 240 Other Info / requirements

Programs listed typically require a 2.5 GPA, an unrestricted RN license, A.D.N. degree, and other course pre-reqs below:

IMPORTANT NOTE This is a guide only - requirements can change.

Be sure to check with the desired RN to BSN program(s) directly for

specific requirements before applyin g or paying any application

fees.

Art Appreciation - ART 111 or Music Appreciation - MUS 110, General Psychology - PSY 150, Developmental Psychology - PSY 241, Writing Inguiry - ENG 111, Writing/Research Eng 112 or ENG 113, Communication elective -

COM 110/120/231, Anatomy & Physiology - BIO 168 & BIO 169, PC Literacy CIS 111 or Intro to Computers - CIS 110* (These courses are already required as a part of COA's A.D.N. program)

Other courses required below for admission or to be taken concurrently with RN-BSN programs (these are gen ed courses not already in the COA A.D.N. curriculum)

UNCC (University of North

Carolina, Charlotte) Charlotte, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y6 elective credits required. Hum&FA, Global and

Intracultutal course

Fayetteville State

University Fayetteville, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y*

* CHM or another physical science AST, GEL, PHS, or

PHYPublic , need 2 HUM/FA and Publicspeaking

(COM 231) .

UNCW (University of North

Carolina, Wilmington) Wilmington, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Must be profiecient in foreign language at the 200 level

which may require taking 3 to 9 hours of Spanish at

COA.Students can finish other hrs while in program.

WCU (Western Carolina

University) Cullowee, NC Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Student may take either statisitics or other math

including (MAT 143). 3 credits of literature/GEO/POL or

foreign language required. Must have at least 60 hours

of transferable non-nursing credits

WGU (Western Governors

University) Seattle, WA Y Y Y Y Y Y

ADN grads with RN license may receive up to 95

credits toward degree. Transcripts will need to be

evaluated. Contact college for more details.

WSSU (Winston Salem

State University) Winston Salem, NC Y Y Y Y Y YMay take any college level math. Also required -

literature and spanish.

Univ. of Phoenix Y Y Y Y Y

May require extra 18 hours of elective courses which

could include BIO 275, CHM 151, literature, and 7

elective credits. See RN to BSN program at

www.phoenix.edu

Resident RN to BSN

Programs

Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC

not

online Y

Program is in development. Contact college for

admissions and courses prerequisites

North Carolina A&T State

University Greensboro, NC

not

online Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

3 credits in African American studies or HIS 221, 222,

223, or ENG 273 and 3 credits in global studies. 6

Humcredits .

NCCU (North Carolina

Central University) Durham, NC

not

online Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y BIOL 1300 Molecules and Cell Function also required

NSU (Norfolk State

University) Norfolk, VA

not

onlon

e Y Y Y

Will accept high school algebra for college algebra.

Student may be able to transfer COM 231, ECO 251,

HIS 111/112, MAT 152 and possibly others to meet

degree requireents

UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC RN-BSN Program suspended indefinitely

UNC-Greensboro Greensboro, NC

not

online Y Y Y Y Y Y

1 literature course and courses that are writing intensive

and speaking intensive, and or global perspectives for

up to 9 to 18 credits. Contact college.

UNC-Pembroke Pembroke,NC

not

online Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y1 literature, Economics - ECO 251 or Government -

POL 120, and 3 elective hours

Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC

not

online Y Y Y Y Y Y

* CIS 110 is transferable, **MAT 143

may also be used at UNC system universities only, ***Pharmacology not currently offered at COA

Resident RN to BSN Programs