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Western Washington University RN-to-BSN Program

Information Session

Welcome

• Overview of Nursing Program

• Program Structure

• Admission Requirements

• Curriculum

• Program Schedule

• Faculty and staff

• Two-Phased Application Process: – WWU Application

– RN-BSN Program Application

• FAFSA

Program Structure • Academic home:

– Woodring College of Education

– Department of Human Services & Rehabilitation

• Wednesday classes on WWU campus

• F2F and online blended learning

• 45 credit curriculum

• Five quarter full-time pathway

• Nine quarter part-time pathway

• Cohort model of 35-45 students

• Tuition – $268.00 per credit and campus fees which were $434.00 per quarter during 2012-2013

Admission Requirements & Pre-Requisites

• RN Licensure *

• English Composition

• Statistics – 3-5 credits

• Intro Psychology

• Life Span Psychology

• General Chemistry with lab

• Anatomy & Physiology with lab – 8-10 credits

• Microbiology

• Humanities electives 5-10 credits

RN-BSN Curriculum

RN-BSN Curriculum – 45 Credits 35 credits nursing core classes

NURS 301 Information Literacy for Academic Discourse

NURS 401 e-Portfolio

NURS 402 Translational Research for Evidence-Based Practice

NURS 412 Policy, Leadership & U.S. Healthcare

NURS 422 Organizational Change - Patient Safety/Quality Care

NURS 432 Community-Based Care for Vulnerable Populations NURS 442 Interdisciplinary Coordinated Care

10 credits electivesNURS 305 Social Justice & Healthcare

NURS 452 Global Health Inequities & Interventions

NURS 307 Writing Across the Curriculum

Summer online classes through Extended Education

SCHEDULE FOR FULL-TIME RN-BSN STUDY (5 Quarter Pathway)

Fall 2013

NURS 301 Information Literacy

NURS 305 Social Justice/Healthcare

NURS 401 e-portfolio 1 cr

NURS 307 Writing across Curriculum

1 cr (optional)

11-12 credits

Winter 2014

NURS 402 Translational Research

NURS 412 Policy, Leadership U.S. Healthcare



1 cr (optional)

11-12 credits

Spring 2014

NURS 422 Organizational Change

NURS 432 Community-Based Care


NURS 307Writing across Curriculum

1cr (optional)

11-12 credits

Summer 2014

NURS 452 Global Health

NURS 401 e-portfolio 1cr

Elective as needed

6-11 credits

Fall 2014

NURS 442 Care Coordination



1 cr (optional)

6-7 credits

Part-Time (9 QTR) Pathway

Fall 2013NURS 301 Information Literacy



6-7 credits

Winter 2014NURS 401 Translational Research/EBP


5-6 credits

Spring 2014NURS 422 Organizational Change



6-7 credits

Summer 2014Optional for any GURs

0-10 credits

Fall 2014NURS 305 Social Justice/Healthcare



6-7 credits

Winter 2015NUR 412 Policy, Leadership,US Healthcare


5-6 credits

Spring 2015NURS 432 Community-Based Care



6-7 credits

Summer 2015NURS 452 Global Health

Elective as needed 5 cr

5-10 credits

Fall 2015NURS 442 Care Coordination

NURS 401 e-portfolio 1cr


6-7 credits

RN-BSN PROGRAM FACULTY & STAFF

• Associate Professor/Director, Casey Shillam, PhD, RN

• Assistant Professor, Jill K. Mount, PhD, RN

• Department Manager, Tom Krabbenhoft

• Department Office Assistant, Jacob Kinser

Dr. Casey Shillam

Oregon Health & Science University, BA,

MA, and PhD

University of California-Davis, Postdoc Fellow

Professional Experience

• Nursing Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

• Consultant, Campaign for Action (led by AARP & RJWF), Center to Champion Nursing in USA

• Nursing Faculty, University of Portland

• Nurse co-lead, California Action Coalition (Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action

Dr. Jill Mount

• Earlham College, BA: Religion

• University of San Francisco, BSN

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, MSN

• University of Washington, Seattle, PhD: Nursing Science

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Nursing Faculty at UW Seattle and UW Bothell and Shoreline Community College

• Public Health Family Health and Family Planning Nurse Practitioner

• Public Health Nurse

• Newborn Nursery and Post-partum Nurse

Admissions Process

• It is two phased admissions process: It is necessary to apply to Western Washington University and apply to the RN to BSN program at the same time.

• We are providing information about WWU courses to use to meet General University Requirements (GURs)

• Applicants with questions regarding GURs can contact Rebecca Butler in the Admissions Office

RN to BSN Program Application

The RN to BSN Program application is available online at: [email protected]

Applicants must print out the application and submit it by mail

Applications continue to be accepted

mailto:[email protected]

FAFSA.gov

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid

• Be sure to Google FAFSA.gov

• If the FAFSA has not been completed, complete and submit it as soon as possible

QUESTIONS?

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