The Advanced Placement Program is for those who are already REGISTERED NURSES and who are seeking the Bachelors of Science in Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)

The Department of Nursing at RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, Camden College of Arts and Sciences, offers the Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as an upper-division program. Nursing Major courses are taken in the junior and senior (3rd and 4th) years of the undergraduate program, which allow Registered Nurses and other students to transfer directly into the Nursing Major from two-year and four-year colleges.

• If you are already a Registered Nurse from an RN diploma school or associate degree RN program, you may transfer in up to 64 credits from a two-year college and 90 credits from a four-year college. Your last 30 credits earned toward a Rutgers degree must be taken at Rutgers.
  
  
• The Advanced Placement program is designed so that if you have all of the prerequisite courses completed, you can complete the BS in one full year of study. This may be difficult to do because of your work schedule and family responsibilities. However, you may space out coursework and timing on an individual basis.
  
  
• Once you come into the system, you will be awarded 23 credits for having passed the NCLEX licensing examination, and you will be exempt from Nursing II and Nursing III courses. We have designed our program for registered nurses so the you can build upon your existing foundation and experiences but not repeat what you have already learned.
  
  

  Required Courses for the Baccalaureate in Nursing – Advanced Placement Track

  50:160:107	General Chemistry I (4)
  50:160:108	Gen Chemistry II (4) (including Organic)
  50:350:101	English Composition I (3)
  50:350:102	English Composition II (3)
  	1 Literature Elective (3)
  50:830:101	Introduction to Psychology (3)
  50:830:325	Psychology of Childhood (3)
  50:830:215	Statistics for Social Science (3) or
  50:960:183	Statistics (3)
  50:920:207	Introduction to Sociology (3)
  50:920:306	Sociology of Family (3)
  50:990:253	Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
  50:990:254	Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
  50:680:211	Microbiology (4)
  50:520:255	Nutrition (3)
  	Humanities Electives (22-23 credits)
  50:705:358	Conceptual Foundations of Professional Practice (6)
  50:990:357	Pathophysiology (3)……………………...Or 26:120:547 Advanced Pathophysiolog y at the graduate level can be taken for both degrees.
  50:705:489	Nursing Pharmacology (3)………………Or 26:705:538 Pharmacodynamics at graduate level can be taken for both degrees.
  50:705:411	Nursing Research (3)
  50:705:475	Nursing IV with clinical (10)
  50:705:491	Issues in Nursing (3)

Interested students should contact the Department of Nursing at 856.225.6226 or e-mail us for general information and/or an appointment for academic advisement.

Each student will be considered individually and a proposed course of study discussed. The RN student is considered an 'Advanced Placement Student' by virtue of prior education, experience and graduation from an NLN accredited professional nursing program. All students must obtain general admission to Rutgers University Camden College of Arts and Sciences before applying to the Department of Nursing.

Please download and complete the Advanced Placement Nursing Program application and mail it to 311 N 5th Street, Room 448, Camden, NJ 08102.

For questions about the Advanced Placement Nursing Program (RN to BSN) please contact the program coordinator Dr. Bonnie Jerome-D'Emilia at bjdem@camden.rutgers.edu.