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Helene Loeb

Helene Loeb, BSHS
"Thomas Edison really prepared me to become a leader and interact as well as instruct and support the nurses that are out on the unit..."
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Dorothy Withers

Dorothy Withers, BSN
"When I finished my BSN, I felt like I had achieved another level of understanding..."
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Gary Fassler

Gary Fassler, BSN
"I graduated from nursing school when I was 50, so it's never too late to change and to advance..."
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Leslie Beck

Leslie Beck, BSN
"I chose the College because it afforded me that wonderful flexibility...The College made it a realistic goal..."
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Daniel Burfeind

Daniel Burfeind, BSN
"Thomas Edison, first of all, is an excellent nursing program. The professors and all the mentors are..."
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Theresa Covello

Theresa Covello, BSN
"I have four children and now two grandchildren and I worked, so my life was always..."
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Jennifer Morrell

Jennifer Morrell, BSN
"I loved nursing but I wanted more. A lot of the opportunities would only be available to me if I had a bachelors degree..."
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Sudesh Chhibbar, BSN
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RN to BSN Credit Distribution

Subject Area/Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English 6
B. Humanities (must include at least two subject areas) 12
C. Social Sciences 15
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 15
  • Mathematics
(3)
  • Anatomy and Physiology
(3)
  • Microbiology
(3)
  • Other Natural Sciences/Mathematics
(6)
E. General Education Electives 12
II. Professional Nursing Requirements 48
A. Lower Division 20
B. Upper Division 28
  • Nursing Informatics
(3)
  • Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Issues*
(3)
  • Health Assessment
(3)
  • Research in Nursing
(3)
  • Leadership and Management in Nursing
(3)
  • Health Policy*
(3)
  • Community Health Nursing
(7)
  • Seminar in Clinical Competence*
(3)
III. Free Electives 12
Total 120

*graduate course