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Old Dominion University RN to BSN

Old Dominion University has been pleased to offer its RN-to-BSN distance learning program for many years, in partnership with the Virginia Community College System and also specifically with the SVCC campuses in Alberta and Keysville along with the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston. Because ODU’s general education requirements exceed those required within the RN degree program at the community college, the information below can hopefully help identify additional course needs that will need to be met prior to enrolling in ODU’s RN-to-BSN program.

Students entering the RN-to-BSN curriculum with the lower division requirements completed are more likely to be able to complete BSN degree requirements within a six semester time frame – and certainly within three to four years of admission.

The requirements noted in bold and grey below are the ODU course numbers and descriptions, while the numbers in parenthesis () are the courses most frequently offered by SVCC that can transfer to meet ODU’s requirements. (Other courses taken outside of SVCC may also appropriately meet requirements upon review.) Where more than one SVCC course or sequence of courses is listed, there is a choice as to what course a student takes to fulfill the ODU requirement. For instance, any one course from ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, or 252 will satisfy ODU’s Literature Perspective requirement. Grades of C or better are required for transfer of credit.

• English 110C:  (SVCC: ENG 111)
• English 111C:  (SVCC: ENG 112)
• Literature perspective:  (SVCC: ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, or 252)
• Human Anatomy & Physiology - BIOL 250 and 251:  (SVCC: NAS 161/162 or BIO 231/232)
• Psychology 203S:  (SVCC: PSY 230)
• Sociology 201S:  (SVCC: SOC 200)
• Statistics 130M:  (SVCC: MTH 241)
• Foreign Language (6 credits unless exempt):  (SVCC: SPA 101/102 or ASL 101/102) **Can be exempted if one of the following conditions are met:
  1) completion of a university parallel (AA&S) degree
  2) high school graduation prior to 1986
  3) successful completion of three years of one high school foreign language, or two years of two different foreign languages
  4) student has a previously-earned bachelor’s degree
• Bacteriology or Microbiology - BIOL 103:  (SVCC: BIO 150 or 205)
• Chemistry - CHEM 101N/102N or 115N/116N:  (SVCC: CHM 101/102 or 111/112)
• History Perspective:  (SVCC: HIS 101, 102, 121, or 122)
• Philosophy Perspective:  (SVCC: PHI 100, PHI 220, or REL 230)
• Fine Arts Perspective:  (SVCC: ART 101, ART 102, MUS 121, MUS 122, or HUM 100)

If you would like your transcript/s reviewed against the requirements of ODU’s RN-to-BSN program requirements, please contact ODU Site Director Eunice Wine at ewine@odu.edu. Or, stop by our offices at either SVCC campus or the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center.