Principles of Statistics
Self-paced online Principles of Statistics course (Statistics 101). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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RN to BSN in Mississippi: the general education credits you can finish online
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
RN to BSN Mississippi general education usually covers English Composition, College Algebra, Statistics, Psychology, Sociology and humanities, plus sciences most RNs already have. Southern Miss lists all of these on its RN-BSN checklist, with a C or better. These are the courses where online recommended credit is most often considered, but your programme decides, so ask in writing first.
Why general education is the gap
Most Mississippi registered nurses who start an RN-to-BSN already hold A&P and Microbiology from their associate degree. What is often missing is the general education a bachelor's degree adds: a second composition course, statistics, sociology, humanities and electives. IHL's admission models let a registered nurse enter a BSN without an ACT score by finishing the prerequisites with a C or better and a 2.0 GPA, so these courses are the main gate.
What Southern Miss lists
Southern Miss publishes an RN-BSN prerequisite checklist (March 2026, marked for unofficial review). It pairs each course with the Mississippi community college course number. The list includes:
| Area | Courses on the checklist | UPI Study option |
|---|---|---|
| English | Composition I and II | English Composition 1 and 2 |
| Maths | College Algebra; Statistics (title must include Statistics) | College Algebra; Principles of Statistics |
| Social science | General Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Principles of Sociology; The Family | Introduction to Psychology; Introduction to Sociology |
| Humanities | Arts appreciation; two of world civilisation, philosophy, religion or world literature | Ask |
| Other | Nutrition; Public Speaking | Not offered |
Courses RNs often still need
Statistics is the most common one. Southern Miss says the course title must include the word Statistics, and UMMC lists a 3-hour statistics course for its BSN routes. Composition II, Sociology and a humanities elective often follow. If your associate degree was some years ago, check whether your programme wants a newer course in any area.
UPI Study's Principles of Statistics, Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology are ACE-recommended and NCCRS-recommended; English Composition 1 and 2 and College Algebra are NCCRS-recommended. UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition, Lifespan Development, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology, so Nutrition and Developmental Psychology on the Southern Miss list would need to come from a college.
- Statistics: title must say Statistics at Southern Miss.
- Composition II: often missing from older ADN plans.
- Sociology and The Family: Southern Miss lists both.
- Humanities: two courses with different prefixes.
How to ask your BSN programme
Email the RN-to-BSN adviser with the exact course names, credits and recommendation for each course you plan to take. Ask whether each would meet a named requirement via a college transcript, whether a letter grade is needed for the 2.0 prerequisite GPA, and whether there is a limit on how many such credits count. Ask for the answer in writing and keep it.
The credit reaches your programme via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; a partner college can review your courses and, if it awards credit, list them on its transcript.
Cost and time
PRO is $99 a month, and many working nurses finish two or three general education courses in a month or two at their own pace. Add the college's fee for reviewing and recording the credit. A Mississippi community college course costs more per credit but arrives with a letter grade on a college transcript, which helps where GPA is used. Compare both once your programme has told you in writing what it will count.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your Mississippi nursing programme's admissions or transfer office in writing whether each named UPI Study course, including a separate online lab, would meet a listed prerequisite via a college transcript, and how it would be graded, before you enrol.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
can i take rn to bsn general education online in mississippi
Often, yes, but your programme decides. Southern Miss maps each RN-BSN prerequisite to a Mississippi community college course, so you can compare the matching course at a college near you. For recommended credit, ask your BSN programme in writing whether each named course would meet a requirement via a college transcript before you enrol.
what statistics course do i need for southern miss rn-bsn
Southern Miss's checklist lists Statistics and says the course title must include the word Statistics; it maps to community college courses such as MAT 2323. Principles of Statistics has that word in its title. Ask Southern Miss in writing whether it would meet the requirement via a college transcript.
do i need the act for an rn to bsn in mississippi
Usually not. IHL's minimum admission models let applicants who hold a registered nurse licence enter a bachelor's programme without an ACT by finishing the prerequisites with a C or better and a 2.0 GPA. Check your own programme's page for any extra rules.
which rn to bsn prerequisites does upi study not offer
UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition, Lifespan Development, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology, or Public Speaking. On the Southern Miss checklist, that means Nutrition, Developmental Psychology and Public Speaking would come from a college.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
English Composition 2
Self-paced online English Composition 2 course (ENG 102). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Introduction to Sociology
Self-paced online Introduction to Sociology course (Sociology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Ask your programme in writing first, then take only the courses it agrees to consider.
Sources
- IHL: Mississippi Nursing Degree Programs Accreditation Standards (effective 15 August 2024) (official)Authority under Miss. Code 37-129-1; Standard III admission models for associate degree (ACT 18 and 2.0 GPA, or 12 semester hours in the nursing major including A&P with C or better and 2.5 GPA, or holistic Model Three) and bachelor's programmes (ACT 21 with C in each prerequisite and 2.0 GPA; RN or bachelor's holders without ACT with C and 2.0; Model Two C and 2.5). Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- UMMC 2025-2026 catalog: Accelerated Nursing BSN (official)Prerequisites include Microbiology with lab (4), two sequenced A&P courses with labs (8), College Algebra (3), Statistics (3), General Psychology (3), Introductory Sociology (3), Human Growth and Development (3), English Composition (6); C or better in each and 2.0 GPA; A&P older than 10 years may not count; science survey courses do not count. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Southern Miss School of Professional Nursing Practice: RN-BSN prerequisite checklist (March 2026, unofficial review sheet) (official)RN-BSN prerequisites: A&P I and II with separate labs, Microbiology with lab, Composition I and II, an arts appreciation course, two humanities courses, College Algebra, Nutrition, General Psychology, Statistics (title must include 'Statistics'), Developmental Psychology, Principles of Sociology, The Family, Public Speaking. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.