RN to BSN Program

The Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree program (post-licensure) is designed for working registered nurses (currently licensed in California) who aspire to develop professional skills needed to be agents of change in the 21st century. The degree instills advanced theories and skills that position graduates for a deeper level of patient care and greater roles of leadership within their profession.

The AUHS mission of the Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program (post-licensure) is to develop professional nursing leaders in all areas of practice who can apply new and/or past nursing knowledge and build upon existing competencies. The BSN Program (Pre-licensure and Post-Licensure) Program is designed to prepare nurse to function both independently and interdependently with other professionals in a wide variety of settings, and to meet present and future health care needs of society. The program is designed to articulate with community college programs and provide a baccalaureate completion program for licensed registered nurses with an associate degree in nursing or its equivalent.

The AUHS BSN program The BSN (Pre-licensure and Post- Licensure) Program emphasizes the practice of professional nursing including the design of nursing systems to provide assistance to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations who are unable to meet either self-care or dependent care needs without nursing intervention. Students are individuals already licensed by the state to practice as registered nurses who are seeking to advance their nursing knowledge and education. Baccalaureate education in nursing prepares for the practice of professional nursing in multiple sites and with a variety of clientele. The curriculum provides students an opportunity to broaden their base of liberal education through Upper Division general education and elective courses.
• In addition, nursing courses will enhance knowledge of human development, assessment skills, theories of nursing, ethics, and current issues in the practice of professional nursing, community health, leadership, and research.
• The BSN Program (Pre-licensure and Post- Licensure) equips RNs with advanced skills and knowledge to care more thoroughly for patients and distinguishes them as capable leaders in many health care settings.
• Professors use students’ experiences as the foundation upon which theory and practice are tested.
• Courses are designed to affirm personal and professional strengths.
• Nursing education provides the theoretical basis for nursing practice, emphasizing the essential interrelationship of theory, practice, policy, and research.
• Students in the program study in a cohort and progress through the entire program together.