Bristol Community College to UMass Dartmouth RN-BS in Nursing Articulation Agreement

Admission and transfer requirements

Complete an Associate of Science in Nursing at Bristol Community College.
Hold an active Registered Nurse license in the state where you reside.
Successfully enroll in the UMass Dartmouth RN-BS online program.
Students may transfer up to 90 credits toward the RN-BS in Nursing degree.
Eligible Bristol Community College graduates receive 45 nursing portfolio credits and 34 non-nursing transfer credits.
Students may transfer up to 11 additional credits from an accredited institution to satisfy remaining non-nursing degree requirements. These additional credits are not required for admission.
Additional transfer coursework must meet UMass Dartmouth transfer-grade, course-equivalency, and credit requirements.
Students must complete at least 31 credits at UMass Dartmouth, consisting of 28 nursing credits and 3 non-nursing credits.

Bristol Community College Associate of Science in Nursing requirements and their UMass Dartmouth equivalents
Bristol Community College course or requirement	Credits	UMass Dartmouth equivalent	Credits
MTH 119 Fundamentals of Statistics or MTH 251 Fundamentals of Business Statistics	3	MTH 147 Fundamentals of Statistics	3
BIO 233 Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	BIO 221 Anatomy and Physiology I and BIO 223 Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory	3 + 1
BIO 234 Anatomy and Physiology II	4	BIO 222 Anatomy and Physiology II and BIO 224 Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory	3 + 1
BIO 239 Elements of Microbiology	4	BIO 251 Medical Microbiology and BIO 261 Medical Microbiology Laboratory	3 + 1
ENG 101 English Composition I	3	ENL 101 Critical Writing and Reading I	3
ENG 102 English Composition II	3	ENL 102 Critical Writing and Reading II	3
PSY 101 General Psychology	3	PSY 101 General Psychology	3
PSY 252 Child Development	3	PSY 201 Child Psychology, Social Science	3
HST 111 The West and the World I or HST 112 The West and the World II	3	HST 103 World Civilizations I or HST 104 World Civilizations II, Humanities	3
Human Expression elective	3	Elective credit	3
CSS 101 College Success Seminar	1	FRE 800 Free Elective	1
Associate of Science in Nursing, nursing coursework and NCLEX licensure	45	Nursing Portfolio	45
Total articulation transfer credits			79

These courses are not required for admission but may be completed at Bristol, another accredited institution, or UMass Dartmouth.

Additional courses that may fulfill UMass Dartmouth RN-BS degree requirements
Bristol Community College course or requirement	Credits	UMass Dartmouth requirement	Credits
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology	3	SOA 101 Introduction to Sociology	3
Non-remedial course in psychology, sociology, economics, or political science	3	Social Science	3
Non-remedial course in art history, history, music, philosophy, Spanish, or Portuguese	3	Philosophy	3
Elective course carrying at least 2 non-remedial credits	2	Elective credit	2
Total additional credits			11

Courses completed through the UMass Dartmouth RN-BS online program
UMass Dartmouth course or requirement	Credits
NUR 301 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing	3
NUR 306 Professional Nursing	3
NUR 214 Scholarly Inquiry in Nursing	3
NUR 322 Holistic Health Assessment for RNs	4
NUR 302 Selective Mechanics of Disease and Related Pharmacology	3
NUR 328 Population Health Nursing	3
NUR 410 Healthcare Informatics	3
NUR 452 Nursing Care of Persons with Chronic Illness	3
NUR 409 Leadership in Nursing	3
Humanities elective, University Studies requirement	3
UMass Dartmouth minimum residency requirement	31
Total RN-BS in Nursing degree requirement	121

The 31-credit UMass Dartmouth residency requirement consists of 28 nursing credits and 3 non-nursing credits.
Students who complete a Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning elective other than MTH 119 or MTH 251 may receive elective credit, but the course may not fulfill the statistics requirement.
Additional transfer credits must meet UMass Dartmouth transfer policies and fulfill an applicable degree requirement. Students should confirm course equivalencies with UMass Dartmouth before enrolling.