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 New Hampshire: the general education credits you can finish online
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
For a New Hampshire RN heading to a BSN, the remaining work is usually general education: statistics, composition, social science and humanities. MCC recommends Statistics for students planning a BSN, and LRCC names RN to BSN pathways with Southern New Hampshire University and Colby-Sawyer College. Each BSN school sets its own transfer rules, so ask in writing first.
Start from your associate degree
A New Hampshire ADN already holds a block of general education. MCC's Nursing AS, for example, includes Composition, Introduction to Psychology, Human Growth and Development, General Microbiology and a maths elective. Whatever your BSN school's general education asks for beyond that is the gap you need to fill, and it is usually the part of the degree where outside credit is most often considered.
Pick the right maths now
MCC's catalog recommends Statistics I as the maths elective for students who plan to pursue a BSN or MSN. If you took a different maths course in your ADN, statistics is a common gap. Many BSN programmes list statistics among their requirements because nursing research courses use it.
Pathways named by the colleges
Lakes Region Community College says its nursing programme has RN to BSN pathways with New Hampshire colleges, including Southern New Hampshire University and Colby-Sawyer College, and that the nursing chair has the details. The University of New Hampshire's College of Professional Studies also runs an online RN to BSN with a CCSNH nursing partnership. Read each school's current transfer page, because pathway agreements set which courses carry over.
Courses that often remain
Your list depends on your ADN and your BSN school, but these are the general education areas RNs most often still need.
| Area | UPI Study course to ask about | Ask your BSN school |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | Principles of Statistics | Meets the statistics requirement? |
| Composition | English Composition II | Meets a writing requirement? |
| Social science | Introduction to Sociology | Meets a social science slot? |
| Humanities | Principles of Philosophy | Meets a humanities slot? |
Questions to put in writing
Send the BSN school one short email listing each course you plan to bring, the college whose transcript it will be on, and the requirement you hope it meets. Ask for a yes or no on each line, the minimum grade, and whether any course must be taken at the school itself.
Many BSN schools set a minimum grade for transfer courses, often a C or C-, and some will not count a course passed with a lower grade even if your associate degree did. Ask whether general education courses have any age limit; science courses often do, while composition and statistics usually do not. Keep each syllabus, because a transfer office may ask for one when it matches your course to its own requirement.
- Will you count this course once it is on a regionally accredited college's transcript?
- Does credit from ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses count once a college has posted it?
- Which requirement does this course meet?
Partner colleges
TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. If you are open to a BSN from outside New Hampshire, read their own nursing and transfer pages. If you want a New Hampshire BSN, that school's written answer is the one that counts.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your nursing programme in writing whether each course, once on a regionally accredited college's transcript, will meet its requirement, and whether it takes online labs, 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
Does the New Hampshire Board of Nursing regulate RN to BSN programmes?
The Board approves nursing education programmes under RSA 326-B:32 and Nur 600. General education transfer rules in a BSN are set by the university, so ask the BSN school directly about each course.
Which maths course should I take if I plan a BSN later?
MCC's catalog recommends Statistics I as the maths elective for nursing students who plan a BSN or MSN. If your ADN used a different maths course, check whether your BSN school still needs statistics, and ask which statistics courses it will count before you enrol.
Can I start general education before I apply to a BSN?
Usually yes, but ask the BSN school first which courses it will count and whether it has a time limit or minimum grade, so you do not take a course that does not fit its requirements.
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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Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take Psychology, Composition or Statistics at your own pace.
Sources
- Manchester Community College catalog: Nursing, Associate of Science (official)Priority deadline 1 February; high school algebra, biology and chemistry with a C; TEAS total 66%, valid 2 years; A&P points if C within 8 years of acceptance; C (73.33) in Nursing, A&P I and II and Microbiology; Microbiology 4 credits; Statistics I recommended for a BSN; finish within 4 years of the first nursing course. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Lakes Region Community College: Nursing (ADN) (official)A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within 5 years of starting the programme with a C, or retaken; LPN to ADN entry into Nursing II with an unencumbered NH LPN licence, ACEN-accredited LPN programme, ATI Fundamentals 65.5% and criteria met by 15 December; RN to BSN pathways with SNHU and Colby-Sawyer. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- NH Board of Nursing decision on Nashua Community College nursing programme (OPLC) (official)The Board reviews nursing education programmes and grants continuing approval under RSA 326-B:32 when a programme meets its standards. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.