For Students enrolled in the BSN Concurrent Enrollment Program and Undergraduate Postlicensure programs.
Beginning fall 2026 and 8-week terms, the Concurrent and R.N.-B.S.N. curricula have entry options up to 6 times a year.
The shift to 8-week terms didn’t change the courses or format - just accelerates the timeline to complete the content and assignments. Please be mindful of that as you choose your schedule.
RN to BSN and Concurrent Enrollment Course Progression
- NURS 401 - Introduction to Professional Development for Baccalaureate Nursing Practice (4 credits) must be taken first term
- NURS 306 - Theoretical Foundations of Professional Nursing (3 credits)
- NURS 363 - Research as a Foundation for Practice (3 credits)
The above courses are pre-requisites / co-requisites and must be completed or in progress before further progression.
- NURS 402- Role Development for the BSN as Educator (3 credits)
- *Nursing Elective NURS 455, 456, 457, 459 (3 credits)
- *NURS 412 - Ethics, Law, Economics and Health Policy (2 credits)
- *NURS 417 - Nursing Informatics (2 credits)
- *NURS 492 - Population and Community Health (3 credits)
- NURS 490 - Nursing Leadership: Post-licensure (3 credits)
- NURS 403 - Transition to BSN Practice (3 credits)
- NURS 404 - BSN ePortfolio Capstone (1 credit): No courses other than the elective can be taken with NURS 404
- NURS 305 - Health Assessment (3 credits) Fall 2026 then summer semester only beginning Summer 2027
* courses can be completed in any order
Note: NURS 305 (Health Assessment - 3 credit hours) is NOT included below and must be added if you do not have a stand-alone health assessment course during your pre-licensure nursing program.
RN to BSN Curriculum Schedule Plans
- Each semester contains 2 8-week terms (7 weeks during the summer).
- S = Semester
- T = Term
- Concurrent - can start after the 1st semester completed at VCCS.
- Consider 2-3 courses over summer semester / increase credits after VCCS graduation.
- Add NURS 305 Health Assessment as needed.
| Semester / Term |
Full |
Credit Hours |
Part Time |
Credit Hours |
Part Time |
Credit Hours |
Concurrent Students |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 T1 |
401 306 |
7 |
401 |
4 |
401 |
4 |
401 |
4 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S1 T2 |
363 412 |
5 |
306 363 |
6 |
306 |
3 |
|
4 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S2 T1 |
402 417 |
5 |
402 417 |
5 |
363 417 |
5 |
363 |
6 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S2 T2 |
? Elective 490 |
3-6 |
412 ? Elective |
2-5 |
412 |
2 |
306 |
6 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S3 T1 |
492 403 |
6 |
492 |
3 |
402 |
2 |
402 |
5 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S3 T2 |
404 ? Elective |
1-4 |
490 |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
412 |
5 (VCCS 12 hrs.) |
| S4 T1 |
403 |
3 |
492 |
6 |
417 |
2 |
||
| S4 T2 |
404 ? Elective |
1-4 |
490 |
|
Elective |
3 |
||
| S5 T1 |
403 |
4 |
492 |
3 |
||||
| S5 T2 |
404 |
|
490 |
3 |
||||
| S6 T1 |
|
|
|
|
|
403 |
3 |
|
| S6 T2 |
|
|
|
|
|
404 |
1 |
RN-BSN Course Scheduling by Term AY 2026-2027
| Semester | First Term | Second Term |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fall 2026 |
401 306 363 402 417 492 403 Elective |
305 306 363 412 490 404 Elective |
Course Sequencing
NURS 401 must be taken first NURS 306 and NURS 363 are prerequisites / co-requisites for all other courses NURS 404 - all courses other than the elective must be completed |
| Spring 2027 |
401 306 363 402 417 492 403 Elective |
306 363 412 490 404 Elective |
Elective Rotation AY 2026-2027
Fall 2026 - Palliative (Term 1) Genetics (Term2 ) Spring 2027 - Primary Care (Term 1) & Global Health (Term 2) Summer 2027 - Genetics (Term 1) |
| Summer 2027 |
401 306 363 402 417 490 492 403 Elective |
305 306 363 412 404 Elective |
8-week course change starting Fall 26
NURS 404 is the ePortfolio Capstone - all courses other than the elective must be completed to enroll in 404. |