Rn bsn ppt spring 2016

2. Semester 1
NUR333 – Professional Nursing Practice 3 credits
NUR 313 Pathophysiology 4 credits

3. Semester 2
NUR 337 – Research and Evidenced Based
Practice 3 credits
NUR323 Health Assessment & Health Promotion
4credits

4. Semester 3
NUR 422 Community Health Nursing 6 credits*
NUR426 Health Care Policy, Advocacy & the
Political Process
2 credits
* Clinical

5. Semester 4
NUR438 Nursing Leadership 3 credits
NUR 4XX Nursing Informatics & Healthcare
Technologies
3 credits

6. Uniform for NUR 422 Community Health Nursing:
Black slacks; Black closed toed shoes; White College of Nursing
Polo Shirt available in Barry Bookstore; Barry University
Student ID Badge - Concierge Desk Landon Hall
Prior to start of clinical; Compliance paperwork submitted to
Lisa Diaz; 305-899-3815; lmdiaz@barry.edu

7. Registration
 Each semester, you will login to your student account
in web advisor (https://webadvisor.barry.edu) and
check for any registration HOLDS. Any HOLDS must
be resolved before you can register for the next
semester.
 I will give you permission to register online in web
advisor for your nursing and any missing distribution
courses each semester.

8. RN-BSN Program Costs
 Tuition:
 Nursing Courses – 28 credits - $12,400 which includes
a technology fee. Tuition ($3,100)to be paid each
semester. Books are not included.
 Biomedical Ethics ( PHI 352) required distribution
course to be taken at Barry University- 3 credits @
$445/credit through PACE = $1,335.00
 Portfolio- due at the end of the third semester of
nursing courses- 29 credits @ $35.00/credit = $1,015

9. Proficiency Exams
 Students who graduate from Nursing Programs not
regionally accredited by Barry University will need to
take and pass with a grade of “B” three(3) Proficiency
Exams through Excelsior College ; Adult;
Maternal/Child and Mental Health Nursing
https://www.excelsior.edu/
 29 credits will be transferred to Barry University at the
end of the third semester of nursing courses- 29
credits @ $35.00/credit = $1,015

10. Proficiency Exams
 Send Official Excelsior Transcripts to:
 ATTN: Rosanne Sonshine
 Barry University College of Nursing and Health
Sciences
 11300 NE 2nd Avenue
 Miami Shores, FL 33161

11. Non Nursing courses
 Each semester we will go over your academic
evaluation to ensure you are on track to
graduate. If you are missing any distribution
courses, we will make a plan to register for
them.
 If you have to drop a course within the first
weeks of the semester you MUST contact me
to do so. You cannot drop a course by yourself.
If you do not drop the course you will be
financially liable for the course.

12. University Course Requirements
(Distribution)
Theology Philosophy
3 courses (3 credits each)= 9 credits
 You must take PHI352 (Bio-Medical Ethics)
Depending what you transferred in you will need two
more courses to complete this section either a
philosophy or theology course

13. University Course Requirements
Communication
3 courses (3 credits each)= 9 credits
 English - ENG 111
 English - ENG 112 or 210
 Speech - any 3 credit speech
course

14. University Course Requirements
Science /Math
 You must have a minimum of 18 credits
 Requirements: Anatomy with Lab
Physiology with Lab
Microbiology with Lab
Chemistry with Lab
 Math (Statistics) MAT152/154

15. University Course Requirements
Behavioral/Social Science
3 courses (3 credits each)= 9 credits
 One Behavioral and Two Social Sciences
OR
 Two Behavioral and One Social Science
 Behavioral Sciences includes: Anthropology, Psychology or
Sociology
 Social Sciences includes: Economics, Geography, History, Political
Science

16. University Course Requirements
Humanities/Fine Art
HU HUM/FINE ART
3 courses (3 credits each)= 9 credits
 2 Humanities and 1 Fine Art course
OR
 1 Humanities and 2 Fine Art courses
 Humanities includes: Humanities, Language or
Literature course
 Fine Art includes: Art, Dance, Music, Photography, or Theater
course

17. University Course Requirements
COREQ
Courses that are required that do
not fit in the other categories.
7 credits required
 Must take a computer class (3 credits), recommend
CS180 (1 credit transfer computer courses do not
count)
 Elective course – need 4 credits.

18. Portfolio
(ADN Graduates)
Nursing Portfolio Requirements
for the RN to BSN Program
 In order to have the 29 nursing credits (@$35/credit x
29 credits=$1,015) transferred from your ADN Program
to your academic record the following portfolio must
be submitted as one complete set of documents, by
the end of your third semester

19. Nursing Portfolio Requirements
for the RN to BSN Program
 Complete professional resume, to include:
*Name and Title, Address, Telephone, Email address
*Professional Employment History (date, place,
position most recent first)
*Professional Education (date, place, degree)
*Professional Licensure (date issued, number, active
or inactive status)
 Awards, National Certifications in Nursing
 Community Service Activities
*Seminars and conferences attended
* Mandatory in resume

20. Resume Format
 Contact Barry University Career Services for help in
formatting a Resume
Barry University - Career Services
11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695
Phone number:305-899-4010 Toll-free:1-800-756-6000,
ext. 4010
E-mail: careerservices@barry.edu

21. Nursing Portfolio Requirements
for the RN to BSN Program
 Statement of Nursing Goals: (one-page
statement)
 How your BSN education has changed your
philosophy of nursing and clinical practice?
 What are your future goals for nursing education,
practice and research?
 What is your ultimate career goal in nursing?

22. Nursing Portfolio Requirements
for the RN to BSN Program
 References: (at least one from each of the
following sources)
 Nursing Educator/Professor- statement about your
abilities and accomplishments as a student
professional nurse and potential for graduate
studies. (preceptors are excluded)
 Nursing Clinician or Clinical Educator’s Evaluation-
statement about you clinical abilities,
accomplishments, preceptor skills, clinical ladder
accomplishments, etc.
 Letters must be on the writer’s institution letterhead,
signed and dated. It must be dated after your Barry
start date.

23. Graduation
1. You must complete a graduation application by logging into your
account in WebAdvisor. I will review your Academic Evaluation and give
you permission to graduate first.
2. The graduation fee is $200.
3. All diploma’s are issued 6-8 weeks after graduation by your choice
either by mail or you can pick up.
4. If you are unsuccessful in a course in your last semester and have paid
your graduation fee it is forfeited. You will have to pay another fee to
graduate.
5. Graduation ceremonies are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami
in December and May. Graduation without ceremonies are in June, July
and October.

24. MSN/ PhD / DNP
Contact Janet Miranda
305-899-4712
jmiranda@barry.edu

25. If you have questions give me a call or email me.
I am here to help you complete your BSN Education.

26. Advisor Information
Rosanne Sonshine, MSN, RN
Office: 305-899-3813
Fax: 305-899-3831
Best source: Email: rsonshine@barry.edu