Concurrent Enrollment Nursing Program with Coastal Alabama
A limited-access, upper-division program
USA’s Concurrent ADN to BSN program allows you to earn an USA nursing degree more quickly than the 2+2 model.
Through this unique, concurrent enrollment program, you will take ADN-level courses at Coastal Alabama Community College while also taking BSN courses taught by USA faculty delivered in an online format. When you complete your ADN degree from Coastal Alabama, you may have already earned more than half of your BSN credits – and will complete the remainder of USA’s RN to BSN program in a convenient, flexible online format.
Students who are enrolled in USA’s Concurrent ADN to BSN program may be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN after successfully completing the ADN portion of their program and prior to enrolling in their final BSN courses at USA. Students will also be required to complete all pre-requisite courses prior to continuing enrollment in the RN to BSN program after graduation.
| Admissions: | Apply 3 times/year | Summer, Fall or Spring start |
| Program Length: | 2-6 semesters | Graduate with BSN 1-2 Semesters After Completing ADN |
| Program Type: | Concurrent Enrollment in ADN and BSN Programs |
| Delivery Method: | Online |
RN-BSN Prerequisite Courses – 59 Total Credit Hours
All (8) underlined courses must be completed prior to Early Acceptance into the RN to BSN program.
| Prerequisites |
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| Written Communication |
| English Composition I 3 credit hours |
| English Composition II 3 credit hours |
| Humanities & Fine Arts |
| Fine Arts (Select from: Music, Drama, or Art) 3 credit hours |
| *Literature elective (Examples: American, British, or World) 3 credit hours |
| Humanities elective (See options below) 3 credit hours |
| Humanities elective (See options below) 3 credit hours |
| Humanities Electives include: Second Literature for Required Sequence, or Philosophy, Foreign Language, Music, Art, Drama, Public Speaking or Religion |
| History/Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Introduction to Psychology or Psychology Elective 3 credit hours |
| *History elective (US, World or Western Civilization) 3 credit hours |
| History/Social/Behavioral Science elective (See options below) 3 credit hours |
| History/Social/Behavioral Science elective (See options below) 3 credit hours |
| Electives: Second History for required sequence, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Criminal Justice, Economics, Communications or Anthropology) |
| Natural Sciences & Mathematics |
| College Algebra, Finite Math, or Pre-Calculus 3 credit hours |
| Chemistry with a Lab OR Biology with a Lab 4 credit hours |
| Take a Second Natural Science with a Lab 4 credit hours (See options below) |
| Natural Science with Lab includes any of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Astronomy. |
| Additional Pre-Nursing Requirements |
| Microbiology with Lab 4 credit hours |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab 4 credit hours |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab 4 credit hours |
| Statistics 3 credit hours |
| Computer Elective 3 credit hours |
| Total Credits 59 |
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*Required Sequence: All students must complete one History elective and one Literature elective. In addition, you must also complete a second History or second Literature to complete a two course sequence in either History or Literature, in the same exact subject. |
Students qualify for early admittance into the RN to BSN Pathway if they have completed the following requirements:
- 2.5 GPA on all prerequisite coursework
- Completion of all (8) prerequisite courses
- Completion of the first three semesters of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing program
Early admittance students are eligible to enroll in one RN to BSN course during their 4th semester and up to two RN to BSN courses during their 5th semester of the ADN program.
Students are given full admission to the RN to BSN program after they successfully complete the National Council for Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and meet all other admission criteria. If a student does not successfully complete their NCLEX-RN during the first academic semester after graduation from their ADN program, they must postpone enrollment in the RN to BSN program until they pass the NCLEX-RN.
Contact Information
Dr. Pam Johnson - Program Coordinator
Email: conrn2bsn@southalabama.edu
Kristyn Seawell – RN-BSN Academic Advisor
Email: conrn2bsn@southalabama.edu