Lincoln University School of Nursing RN - BSN Program

RN-BSN Admission Criteria

RN-BSN Program Objectives

Upon completion of the program, the graduate will be able to:

1. Employ concepts from the arts and sciences to form the basis for clinical reasoning. (Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice)
2. Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing care, health care team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety)
3. Integrate evidence based practice (EBP) in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care. (Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice)
4. Demonstrate skills in using client/patient care and information technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology)
5. Demonstrate knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments that influence healthcare trends.  (Essential V: Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments)
6. Apply effective communication techniques, including negotiation, collaboration, and conflict resolution to produce positive professional relationships. (Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes)
7. Use clinical prevention and population focused nursing to improve health.  (Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health)
8. Demonstrate core nursing values to achieve optimal health outcomes by applying the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct. (Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values)
9. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for practice as a member and leader of the interprofessional health care team. (Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice) 

Graduation Rate / Program Completion

Job Placement Rate

$329.70/credit hour tuition for nursing courses

$263.00/credit hour tuition for non-nursing courses

In addition to the tuition and fees charged by the University, nursing students are assessed $125 per credit hour for each nursing course. The nonnursing lab fees include $35 per course, $15 per credit hour technology fee and $55 online course fee.

Kaplan testing fees are assessed each semester. Students are required to provide transportation to and from campus and practicum/clinical experiences.

Additional requirements for practicum experience may be found in the Lincoln University Undergraduate bulletin, the RN-BSN student handbook, or the School of Nursing web area. Nursing students should anticipate incurring the following, additional expenses:

• textbooks
• uniforms
• stethoscope
• bandage scissors
• watch with second hand
• graduation fees
• drug testing
• federal and state background checks

RN-BSN Application

School of Nursing Student Handbook