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2023-2024

Nursing (traditional program), Bachelor of Science

VCU

Community college:
Associate of Science (apply after year one) (Richard Bland College of William and Mary)
Richard Bland College
Richard Bland College
Associate degree

Associate of Science

Complete admission prerequisites listed below and apply in first year at community college.

Program description

Nurses are key players in health care delivery in the U.S. and around the world. The undergraduate program at the VCU School of Nursing provides three options for obtaining the B.S. in Nursing. These include two pre-licensure programs: the traditional and accelerated B.S. and the R.N. to B.S. program. Students may be admitted to the traditional pre-licensure program after one year of college courses or upon completion of a baccalaureate degree in another field of study. The traditional program can be completed in three years with summers off. The accelerated B.S. program is an intense, fast-paced program for those with at least a baccalaureate degree in another field. It can be completed in 19 months of full-time, year-round study. Graduates of both options have the skills and knowledge to enter the profession of nursing and are eligible to apply for the licensing examination provided by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The R.N. to B.S. degree option is for R.N. graduates of diploma or associate degree programs who want to continue making a commitment to nursing by advancing their education with a baccalaureate degree. The R.N. to B.S. program is fully online and allows a practicing R.N. to earn the B.S. degree in six part-time semesters.

Career opportunities

The degree-holder of a B.S. in Nursing is skilled to practice with patients across the lifespan in a variety of health care environments. The graduate respects the variations of care, the increased complexity, and the use of health care resources inherent in caring for patients.


Recent alumni find employment in public, private, and community settings and with employers like the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Corrections, Bon Secours, HCA Hospitals, and the Inova Health System.

Bachelor-level job titles
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Manager
  • Public Health Nurse
  • Registered Nurse
Graduate and professional level job titles
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Contact information

 

VCU Transfer Center

Telephone: (804) 827-1349

Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu

Transfer Advising Request

VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist


Office of Admissions

Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638

Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.

Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
  • No guaranteed admission.
  • Apply for admission in first year at community college. 
  • Review admission requirements here.
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
  • STAT 208 or STAT 210 or STAT 212
Science required
  • 3-4 additional science courses
Foreign language requirements
  • No
Additional tuition/fees
  • Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
  • 2.5+
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2023-2024

Nursing (traditional program), Bachelor of Science

Richard Bland College of William and Mary (Associate of Science (apply after year one))

MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
Explore Year 1
  • Explore GRASP financial aid resources and submit the FAFSA on time.
  • Attend RBC Orientation.
  • Use tutoring to get ahead.
  • Schedule an appointment with your Learner Mentor to discuss your degree and class plan.
  • Complete admission prerequisites for nursing in your first year and apply to VCU.
  • Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
  • Attend cultural events at RBC and/or VCU and celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU's annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
  • Familiarize yourself with the career services offered at RBC and VCU and explore career pathways on the VCU Career Services website.
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
Experience Year 2
  • Apply to VCU.
  • Research housing for next year.
  • Take service-learning classes or volunteer to address a current issue through ConnectVA.
  • Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the VCU School of Nursing, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
  • Consider learning a foreign language or make a plan for undertaking that study at VCU.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or department-related events.
  • Become familiar with OMSA at VCU.
  • Attend Career & Internship Fairs at RBC or VCU to explore your interests.
  • Plan to complete at least two job experiences, (e.g., internships) before your senior year of college.
  • Find out about VCU REAL and learn about REAL graduation requirement.
  • Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
  • Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.

Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
  • Explore GRASP financial aid resources and submit the FAFSA on time.
  • Attend RBC Orientation.
  • Use tutoring to get ahead.
  • Schedule an appointment with your Learner Mentor to discuss your degree and class plan.
  • Complete admission prerequisites for nursing in your first year and apply to VCU.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
  • Attend cultural events at RBC and/or VCU and celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU's annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Familiarize yourself with the career services offered at RBC and VCU and explore career pathways on the VCU Career Services website.
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.

Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
  • Apply to VCU.
  • Research housing for next year.
  • Take service-learning classes or volunteer to address a current issue through ConnectVA.
  • Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the VCU School of Nursing, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Consider learning a foreign language or make a plan for undertaking that study at VCU.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or department-related events.
  • Become familiar with OMSA at VCU.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
  • Attend Career & Internship Fairs at RBC or VCU to explore your interests.
  • Plan to complete at least two job experiences, (e.g., internships) before your senior year of college.
  • Find out about VCU REAL and learn about REAL graduation requirement.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
  • Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
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2023-2024

Nursing (traditional program), Bachelor of Science

Richard Bland College of William and Mary (Associate of Science (apply after year one))

Richard Bland College of William and Mary courses
Course Title Equivalent course Credits Requirements
By following the following course recommendations, students will be able to complete the admission prerequisites for the traditional Nursing program in one year. Students should apply for admission in their first year at community college. If not admitted to the traditional nursing program, students should complete the requirements of the associate degree and consider another back-up major at VCU.
ENGL 101 Rhetoric and Research I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENGL 102 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. UNIV 111-112 3 General education (admission prerequisite)
ENGL 102 Rhetoric and Research II UNIV 200 3 General education (admission prerequisite)
BIOL 101 + Lab General Biology I + Lab BIOL/Z 101 4 Major (admission prerequisite)
BIOL 205 + BIOL 206 Human Anatomy and Physiology (both courses must be taken to be equivalent to VCU’s courses) BIOL 205 + PHIS/Z 206 8 Major (admission prerequisite)
HLTH 245 Understanding Nutrition BIOL 217 3 Major (admission prerequisite)
PSY 210 Survey of Psychology PSYC 101 3 Major (admission prerequisite)
SOC 201 General Sociology SOCY 101 3 Major (admission prerequisite)
RBC credits transferred to VCU 27
VCU courses
Course Title Credits Requirements
Your GPA Doesn't Transfer With You Although you worked hard to earn your grades at your current institution, they will only be considered by VCU for an admission decision. Once you enroll at VCU, your GPA will reset to 0.0, and your new GPA will be determined by your level of success in your classes at VCU.
NURS 201 Concepts of Professional Nursing 2 Major
NURS 202 Technologies of Nursing Practice 6 Major
NURS 261 Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 3 Major
NURS 325 Nursing of Adults I 6 Major
NURS 335 Nursing of Women 5 Major
NURS 403 Evidence-based Practice in Health Care 3 Major
NURS 345 Nursing of Children 5 Major
NURS 355 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 5 Major
NURS 365 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3 Major
NURS 366 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II 3 Major
NURS 416 Community Health Nursing 5 Major
NURS 425 Nursing of Adults II 6 Major
NURS 478 Leadership and Management in Health Care: Theory and Application 3 Major
NURS 498 Senior Synthesis 8 Major
IPEC 501 Foundations of Interprofessional Practice 1 Major
IPEC 502 Interprofessional Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 1 Major
IPEC Select one: IPEC 561, IPEC 562, or IPEC 563 2 Major
BIOL/Z 209 Medical Microbiology 4 Major (Ancillary)
PSYC 304 Life Span Developmental Psychology 3 Major (Ancillary)
Statistics Select either STAT 208, STAT 210, or STAT 212 3 Major (Ancillary)
Complete general education requirements 12 General education
Electives: 300-level or higher 6 Elective
REAL The REAL requirement may be satisfied by successfully completing a 300-level (or higher) course that has received a REAL attribute of Level 2, 3 or 4 or through an approved “REAL” co-curricular experience that has received a REAL attribute of Level 3 or 4. See VCU advisor for options. 0 Major
Credits completed at VCU 95
Minimum credits required for bachelor's degree 122