BSN Curriculum Guides

Current Students

Reference your APAS report to confirm individual progress toward degree.  Academic Advisors are available to help you understand your requirements, prepare for learning abroad, and plan liberal education courses, majors, and minors outside of Nursing. Current students can schedule an advising appointment online.

Note: The BSN major is a structured, highly sequenced program; coursework is scaffolded in a way that courses must be taken in order and at specific times, with few exceptions. Students need a documented progression plan to take courses out of sequence and should speak with their Advisor if that is something they are interested in exploring.

BSN Curriculum and Licensure

The University of Minnesota cannot guarantee that the BSN curriculum will meet requirements for licensure in all states. We are aware of additional requirements needed for the states of California, Louisiana, and New York. It is the student's responsibility to check curricular requirements for the states in which they plan to seek licensure. Advisors are available to help students locate this information and plan additional courses as needed.

Prospective Students

Visit our website to learn more about the BSN program, admissions requirements and the application process.
Need more information? Sign up to attend an information session on our website or contact BSNAdvising@umn.edu

Note that in 2021, AACN released a new version of the Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. The School of Nursing will be updating the BSN curriculum over the next several years for alignment with these  new Essentials. Undergraduate students at the University are held to degree requirements of the curriculum in place at the time of enrollment, therefore, should you be admitted in the future your degree plan will likely be different than what is reflected here.