Advance Your Nursing Career with National University
Complete your ADN/RN to BSN in as few as 11 months
100% online coursework
Receive 21 semester credit hours after passing the NCLEX-RN
Seamless transition into NU’s MSN program
Complete Your RN to BSN Faster Through the Palomar College Partnership
National University and Palomar College have partnered to create a seamless pathway for registered nurses to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) faster, more affordably, and with the flexibility to continue working full time.
If you’ve completed an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) at an accredited community college and earned your RN license, you can maximize your transfer credit, complete your BSN in as few as 11 months, and continue directly into graduate nursing education.
Why Choose National University’s RN to BSN Program?
Designed specifically for working registered nurses, NU’s RN to BSN program builds on the education you’ve already earned while preparing you for leadership, specialty practice, and graduate study.
Program highlights:
- Complete your ADN/RN to BSN 100% online in as few as 11 months
- Receive 21 semester credit hours after passing the NCLEX-RN
- Exclusive Palomar College Concurrent Enrollment/Bridge classes available through open enrollment
- 4- and 8-week courses designed for working students
- Earn a California Public Health Nurse Certificate
- Seamless transition into National University’s MSN program
- Application and graduation fees waived
- Total tuition cost: approximately $11,138
- No prerequisite courses required
- Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
The RN to BSN program is offered 100% online, providing the flexibility to continue working while earning your bachelor’s degree. Through the Palomar College, National University Partnership, students also have access to Concurrent Enrollment/Bridge courses offered for Palomar College students to help create a seamless pathway to the RN to BSN program.
Your Transfer Pathway
Start your ADN at Palomar College
Enroll in your Palomar College-National University Concurrent Enrollment/ Bridge Classes
Earn Your RN License
Pass the NCLEX-RN and receive your nursing license.
Transfer to National University
Receive eligible transfer credit, including 21 semester credit units- and complete your BSN in as few as 11 months.
Advance Your Career
Continue directly into NU’s accelerated Master of Science in Nursing program.
Get a Head Start While Completing Your ADN
Students may enroll in Concurrent Enrollment/Bridge courses beginning with their first ADN course at Palomar College, allowing them to make progress toward their RN to BSN while completing their associate degree.
Scholarship Benefits
- 46% tuition reduction
- Estimated tuition: Approximately $11,138 (regular estimated tuition: $20,625)
- Estimated savings: Approximately $9,487
- Reduced tuition rate: $337.50 per semester credit hour (regular rate: $625 per semester credit hour)
Financial Aid Tips
Maximize your financial aid by planning ahead.
- Complete a new FAFSA every October, even if you submitted one recently.
- Add both school codes: Palomar College: 001260; National University: 011460
- Eligible students may qualify for Cal Grant (available to eligible California residents attending eligible California schools) and Federal Pell Grant (available to eligible students nationwide).
- Use tax information from two years prior when completing your FAFSA.
- Military and veteran students are strongly encouraged to apply for financial aid.
Military & Veteran Support
- Military Friendly university
- Full-time GI Bill® benefits available while you continue working full time
- Yellow Ribbon Program funding available for eligible students
- Eligible military and veteran students may maximize their GI Bill® benefits while also qualifying for federal and state financial aid, including the Pell Grant and Cal Grant, when applicable.
Program Courses
Preparation for Major
SOC 350 — Cultural Diversity — 4.5 Quarter Units
Prerequisite: ENG 102. Examines race, gender, ethnicity and class in 20th century American society. Introduces students to methods for studying the changing nature of our society and explores ways in which our increasingly urbanized and technological culture affects all aspects of professional and unskilled work. May involve work in oral history.
Nursing Core
HTM 310 — Health Informatics — 4.5 Quarter Units
Innovative and best practice technology applications to support human health by individuals, professionals, care delivery organizations, and communities. Internet-based health resources, smart phone/mHealth applications, telehealth, and health-related social networks. Systems, standards, and policies to connect people and technologies securely across healthcare ecosystems.
NSG 303 — Professional Issues for RNs — 4.5 Quarter Units
Addresses professional values, ethics, diversity and their associated behaviors foundational to the practice of nursing. Provides the student with tools to begin thoughtful discussion and problem solving within the social context of health care delivery and the practice environment of nursing. This course covers the Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) competencies and the Institute of Medicine’s framework, legal issues and policies, ethics and finance.
BST 322 — Intro to Biomedical Statistics — 4.5 Quarter Units
An introduction to concepts, procedures and software used in the statistical analysis of data in the health professions.
NSG 443 — Evidence Based Practice — 4.5 Quarter Units
Explores evidence-based practice as a foundation for improved nursing practice and healthcare outcomes. Emphasizes the application of research theory to evidence-based practice, including ethics in research and application of the research process.
NSG 442 — NSG Leadership and Management — 4.5 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 442A. This 8 week course provides for the study of leadership and management principles as they apply to the delivery of quality health care and professional nursing practice. Models and concepts will be identified and explored as the nurse learns the importance of leading within the climate of a changing healthcare environment.
NSG 442A — NSG LDRSHP & MGMT Practicum — 3.00 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 442. This 8 week practicum course focuses on organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement, and safety within a variety of health care settings. Emphasis is on the development of imaginative, innovative and creative strategies to promote a systems change. Grading is S/U only.
NSG 444 — Community Population NSG — 6.0 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 444A. This 8 week course focuses on the analysis of the community nursing role and practice in examining the health status of a selected population to determine community oriented care. Addresses public health ethics, nursing advocacy and healthcare disparities. Topics include the importance of health promotion and the preservation of health across the lifespan, vulnerable populations, and global health considerations. Completion of community health courses can lead to the Public Health Nursing Certification in California.
NSG 444A — Comm Pop NSG Practicum — 3.0 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 444. This 8 week practicum course provides students with the opportunity to use data to target community interventions, define strategies and access the determinants and distribution of health. Emphasis is on the epidemiologic and ecological principles that affect the health of vulnerable populations. Grading is S/U only.
NSG 447 — Qual Improvement — 4.5 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 447A. This course introduces the concepts, techniques, strategies and metrics of quality improvement using the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) framework. Patient care quality and safety in the context of structure, process and outcomes in care delivery are explored. Identification of improvement opportunities, action plan development and outcomes evaluation through project management are addressed.
NSG 447A — Qual Improvement Practicum — 4.5 Quarter Units
Corequisite: NSG 447. During this 8 week course students conduct a quality improvement project under the supervision of a mentor or preceptor and the course instructor. Grading is S/U only.
Upper-Division Electives
In the absence of upper-division transfer credit hours, additional semester credit hours of upper-division coursework may be needed to meet the minimum upper-division requirement of 51 semester credit hours. Electives should be chosen in consultation with the faculty and/or admission advisor.
Students should choose from the following Upper Division Electives
HSC 330 — Health Education & Promotion — 4.5 Quarter Units
Focuses on health education, health promotion and clinical preventive services. Strategies for counseling and education, health education theories and practices, and development of learner-centered instructional strategies will be explored. The cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services will be discussed.
HSC 310 — Issues & Trends in Healthcare — 4.5 Quarter Units
A history of the U.S. health care delivery system will be explored to understand the current issues and trends. The changing roles of the components of the system as well as technical, economic, political, and social forces effecting change will be discussed. Inpatient, outpatient, and long term care will be explored.
HSC 300 — Legal/Ethical Issues & Health — 4.5 Quarter Units
Focuses on legal and ethical concepts, principles of ethics and law and use in resolving ethical conflicts and dilemmas in health care. Scope of practice, informed consent, employee and patient rights and responsibilities, patient abuse, and the influence of finance and corporate culture will be explored. Sample cases will be analyzed.
SPN 340A — Spanish for the Work Place — 4.5 Quarter Units
This course provides English-speaking students the necessary tools for communication with Spanish speakers in the work place.
SPN 341 — Cross-Cultural Communication — 4.5 Quarter Units
An examination of the basic cultural differences generally encountered in the workplace. Special emphasis is given to cross-cultural communication in the workplace.
PHL 337 — Ethics — 4.5 Quarter Units
Prerequisite: ENG 102. An examination of theories of value and ideological differences in practical applications to clarify ethical differences. Course emphasizes the dilemmas of personal and professional responsibility, including business and workplace circumstances, social relationships, and political practice.
GER 310 — Healthy Aging — 4.5 Quarter Units
Focuses on the historical and cross-cultural, physiological, psychological, sociological, economic and political aspects of aging. Retirement patterns, living environments, chronic disease and the role of health care professionals will be explored.
Contact Your National University Partnership Office
Have questions about transferring from Palomar College, your RN to BSN pathway, or scholarship eligibility? Your dedicated National University partnership office is here to help.
Kelly Garske
Center Director, Palomar College – National University Partnership Office
Phone/Text: (858) 210-0215
Palomar Email: kgarske@palomar.edu
An advisor can help you:
- Evaluate transfer credit
- Understand how your ADN and NCLEX-RN apply toward the BSN
- Determine ADT Scholarship eligibility
- Explore tuition savings and financial aid
- Build your personalized degree completion plan
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