online rn to bsn degree

Start your online RN to BSN degree

Prepare to enhance your nursing practice, faster. Courses in the RN to BSN program are 5 weeks long. Equip yourself with professional, post-licensure nursing skills while balancing the demands of work and life.

Those transferring an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) may complete their program in 14 months. At the time of official evaluation students will be awarded 87 total credits from their ADN and valid unrestricted/unencumbered RN license. RNs without an ADN transfer will be awarded 40 total credits and may complete their degree in 2.5 years.

Transfer credits

Earn your bachelor's degree faster and for less with eligible transfer credits.

Scholarships

Earn a scholarship up to either $1K or $3K starting with your first course.

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Courses

Browse courses for your online RN to BSN degree

Education should hold practical value. That’s why our courses meet rigorous academic standards and provide you with skills and knowledge immediately applicable to your career.

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Core Courses

3 Credits

This course introduces the School of Nursing's philosophical framework for professional practice and the baccalaureate role of the nurse as practitioner, leader, 和教育家. Topics include critical thinking, clinical judgment, collaboration and communication skills, evidence-based practice, and professional values and responsibilities. A key focus is introducing students to professional nursing and behaviors necessary for professional accountability.

3 Credits

Students will describe the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and clinical thinking processes needed for professional growth as a practitioner, leader, 和教育家.

3 Credits

This course examines electronic modalities that assist in patient-centered health care management. Topics include informatics, automation of data management, and evaluation of information systems. A key focus is the relationship between technology in health care delivery and patient safety.

3 Credits

This course analyzes the role of the contemporary nurse as a leader and manager in the profession and health care industry. Topics include managing heath care resources, assessing quality and risk in patient care, and decision-making models.

3 Credits

This course emphasizes the role of research outcomes in evidence-based nursing practice. 主题包括制定研究问题, collecting, summarizing, and interpreting data, and understanding the elements of research design. The key concept is the role of nursing in research analysis for improving practice environments and patient outcomes.

3 Credits

This course addresses ethical aspects of the professional nurse's role in healthcare delivery and management. Topics include ethical and legal principles, ethical decision-making, standards of care, scope of practice, state Nurse Practice Acts, and Code of Ethics.

3 Credits

This course examines the nurse's role as a leader in healthcare. Topics include financial and resource management, cost controls, fiscal responsibility, and healthcare policies and reform. A key concept is the interrelationship among health policy, legislation, regulation, finance, and practice.

3 Credits

This course explores public and global health issues relevant to professional nursing practice. Topics include social responsibility and determinants of health, epidemiology, disease prevention and health promotion for at-risk populations, and national and global health organizations. A key focus is the application of evidence-based public health principles. This course requires a minimum of 45 Direct Care Hours.

3 Credits

This course addresses the role of nursing in community and public health. Topics include theories and models of community and public health nursing, diversity, advocacy, family and community assessment, and health education. A key focus is evidence-based health promotion and preventive care of individuals, families, and communities. This course requires a minimum of 45 Direct Care Hours.

3 Credits

This course examines quality management processes, functions, and tools that improve health care systems and outcomes. Topics include nursing sensitive indicators, core measures, Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, and legislative mandates. Key concepts are patient safety, quality improvement, and accountability to quality performance.

3 Credits

In this capstone course, students integrate and synthesize the content and experiences from all nursing courses into a final leadership project.

General Education Courses

3 Credits

This course develops the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that are essential for academic and life success.

3 Credits

This course extends practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. Emphasis is given to developing an effective writing process that takes into account audience and rhetorical purpose.

3 Credits

This course introduces the basic concepts of human nutrition to highlight ways that students can integrate healthy nutrition into their lifestyles. Principles of digestion and absorption, the function of nutrients, lifecycle nutrition practices, disease prevention, diet modifications, and weight management are covered. Practical application of these principles to the students' lives is emphasized.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of the key components of comprehensive wellness. Based on a preventive model, the course will allow learners to explore choices that promote wellness with goals of living longer and better.

3 Credits

This course will introduce students to the scientific principles that are required to identify environmental phenomenon. Students will explore the composition and processes of Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere to examine environmental impact and mitigation of environmental risk.

Electives

Requirements: 120 credits

You’ll need 120 credits* to complete the BSN program. Your course schedule may vary based on transferable credits or credits earned through the University’s Prior Learning Assessment.

33 Program Credits

33 Required BSN Program Course of Study Credits (11 core courses in nursing). Here’s where you’ll pick up the majority of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

47 Gen Ed Credits

These lay the foundation for all our degree programs. Because communication, math and writing skills aren’t just universally applicable in nursing — they’re useful in daily life.

40 Nursing Credits

Students receive 40 lower division nursing credits for having their active, unencumbered RN licensure.

Program Purpose Statement

The RN to BSN program is a post-licensure education program designed for nurses with active, unencumbered RN licensure who wish to obtain a bachelor’s degree in the professional field of nursing. The program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of registered nurses and prepare them as generalists who are able to apply critical thinking, professional skills and knowledge to patient outcomes and healthcare systems.

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Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.

Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every five- to six-week course.

We’ve worked with labor market researchers like Lightcast to find in-demand skills for careers and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.

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Tuition

Transfer credits

Your previous eligible college credits can save you time and money – helping you to graduate faster. That’s why we’ve accepted transcripts from 5,000+ institutions, so you can apply eligible transfer credits from an institutionally accredited university or college toward a degree of your choice.

Save time and money when you transfer in eligible credits toward your degree.

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Affordable, fixed tuition

Keep the same fixed, affordable tuition from start to finish of your degree program, even if it takes longer than you planned. That’s our promise: no matter what surprises life brings, you can count on us. That's your Tuition Guarantee.

Lock-in Tuition

$350

Cost per credit


COA Components	Bachelor's Nursing (non-CBE) Licensure/Certification
Tuition and Fees¹ Tuition and Fees¹	Tuition and Fees¹ $8,376
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment Books, course materials, supplies and equipment	Books, course materials, supplies and equipment $1,416
Transportation Transportation	Transportation $1,360
Miscellaneous personal expenses Miscellaneous personal expenses	Miscellaneous personal expenses $550
Living Expenses² Living Expenses²	Living Expenses²
Food Food	Food $2,650
Housing³ Housing³	Housing³ $5,120
Federal student loan fees Federal student loan fees	Federal student loan fees $60
Professional Licensure/certification⁴ Professional Licensure/certification⁴	Professional Licensure/certification⁴ $349
Dependent care expenses Dependent care expenses	Dependent care expenses $0
Disability related expenses Disability related expenses	Disability related expenses $0
Total COA Total COA	Total COA $19,881

¹The tuition component is based on a per credit weighted average for the credential level across the entire University.

²The University allows the same living expense amounts for students in all living arrangements and dependency statuses.

³The living expense component for students receiving Military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) only includes an allowance for food.

⁴The licensure/certification component included in the final academic year of the program is an average of fees charged by all states the program is offered in by credential level and college.

Scholarships to earn your bachelor’s degree, more affordably.

Everyone deserves an affordable education. That’s why we offer an unlimited number of scholarships, so if you qualify, you can get one. Starting with your first course, every qualifying new student will be awarded one of our scholarships, worth up to either $1K or $3K. Or you'll get the better offer you qualify for.

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Financial aid

You have options when it comes to paying for college tuition and expenses, such as federal grants and loans. Our finance advisors can answer your questions about financial aid and can help guide you through the process.

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Careers & Outcomes

What can you do with an online BSN degree?

Discover where your degree might take you and make informed choices about your future.

A BSN can prepare you to be a:

Charge Nurse
Public Health Nurse (PHN)
Director of Nursing (DON)

Top skills learned in this program:

Business Management for Nursing Professionals
Communications
Compassion in Population Health
Coordinating Safe Care
Critical Thinking and Holistic Nursing
Health Administration
Information Management and Communication
Leadership
Professionalism in the Nursing Field
Quality Improvement and Case Management
Strategic Planning

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Learning Outcomes

When you earn your BSN degree, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job. You’ll learn how to:

Demonstrate evidence-based, holistic, patient centered care that reflects knowledge of the health-illness continuum.
Implement appropriate health promotion and disease prevention strategies for diverse individuals, families, and populations across the life span.
Demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in health care industry.
Apply leadership and organizational principles that promote safe health care delivery and nursing practice.
Incorporate strategies that influence health policy at state, national, and international levels for the provision of safe, quality patient care.
Integrate patient care communication and information technology systems in health care delivery to improve patient outcomes.
Utilize interprofessional care coordination strategies to promote quality patient care.

6% Growth

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for registered nurses occupations is projected to be as fast as average between 2021 and 2031.

The BLS Projected Growth for 2021-2031 is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.

Admissions

Apply for free – no application fee, no obligation.

Starting your degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.

No cost to request transcripts
No SAT/ACT required
No essay required
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How to enroll at the University of Phoenix

How to enroll at University of Phoenix

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You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.

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Receive highly rated 1-on-1 support

You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.

Call or chat with us 7 days a week.

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Student Experience

An education that fits your busy life

Balancing family, work and school

Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.

Online learning

Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.

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Around-the-clock support and resources

You have a support team available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.¹

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[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)

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Faculty Spotlight

Professionals dedicated to you

Your success is a top priority for our deans and faculty members. They bring an average of 26 years of experience and hands-on perspective to the classroom, and help bridge the gap between academics and industry knowledge.

I definitely understand how difficult it is for students who have a family. I try to make my classes as “un-stressful” as possible.

Beverly Jensen
2020 Faculty of the Year

MSN, RN, CNE

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Accreditation

Count on the quality of your education

programmatic accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Phoenix are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. This program is aligned with leading industry organizations, such as:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN®)
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)