Degree/Certificate Program Requirements

Students may complete selected degree requirements by course, exam, or prior learning assessment (PLA).
Rewriting or resubmission of assignments is not permitted.
No assignments may be submitted after the last day of the course without an approved extension.
Extensions must be approved by the mentor and submitted by the student to the Office of the Registrar no later than seven (7) days of the course ending. Extension requires 50 percent of course work to be completed.
Three discussion posts on three different days is the minimum required for participation in each discussion forum.
Online nursing courses required for completion of the nursing degree or certificate programs are open only to RNs.
Credits taken elsewhere or by any method other than by Thomas Edison State University online nursing course must be approved by the academic advisor for nursing prior to earning the credit to determine if the credit will meet program requirements.

BSN Upper Division

Upper-division nursing credits earned more than 10 years prior to the student’s enrollment date may not be applied to upper-division nursing requirements in the BSN degree program.
Courses transferred into the BSN program to meet upper-division nursing credit requirements must have been completed at a regionally accredited college or university, and a school of nursing accredited by a national nursing accrediting body [Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA), or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)].
Students enrolled in the BSN degree program will be governed by University policies in regard to general education credit requirements.
Students enrolled in the BSN degree program must earn a grade of C (73) or better in the nursing courses for the credit to be accepted toward the degree.
Students enrolled in the BSN degree program must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of C (2.0) or better to graduate.
Students enrolled in the BSN degree program will be governed by academic policies for graduate nursing courses while enrolled in the graduate nursing courses required for the BSN degree.
Students enrolled in the BSN degree program may repeat each nursing course, one time each. (Except graduate courses, see above policy.)