Â鶹¹ÙÍø Bachelor of Science in Nursing: RN to BSN Option
Program Highlights
120 credit hours | In-state tuition: $336.12/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $336.12/credit hour
- Convenient and 100% online for maximum flexibility
- Developed specifically for working nurses and offered by Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s College of Nursing
- Highly competitive with no statistics requirement
- Ranked among the best online BSN programs in Texas and one of the most affordable in the country by EduMed
- Ranked in the top 20 most affordable RN to BSN programs by BestValueSchools.com
- Accredited by the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Fast-paced and can be completed in as few as 12 months; nursing program courses can be taken one at a time for convenience
NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE, UNENCUMBERED LICENSE TO PRACTICE AS A REGISTERED NURSE IN THE U.S. TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM.
To verify if the program is authorized in your state, visit our State Authorization page and click on RN-BSN.
For more information about the program, please visit our page on the College of Nursing website ().
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Edge
Our student success initiative, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Edge, develops upon students’ assets through a variety of high-impact experiences. These experiences are designed to improve student skills and give Â鶹¹ÙÍø students a competitive advantage as they move forward in their lives and careers. Our goal as a campus is to provide these Â鶹¹ÙÍø Edge experiences to all students, regardless of their area of study, so they will graduate with a competitive advantage over their peers. These are the Edge experiences RN-BSN students will have and the Edge skills they will graduate with:
Edge Experiences
- Capstone Experiences
- Community Engagement
- Â鶹¹ÙÍø Experiences
- Creative Activities
- Research and Scholarly Activities
Edge Skills
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Confidence
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Global Awareness
- Social Responsibility
Learn more about Â鶹¹ÙÍø Edge
MEET DR. JANISE TINSMAN, RN to BSN Director and Clinical Assistant Professor. From her start as a licensed practical nurse in 1986, Dr.Tinsman has worked in medical-surgical, cardiac step down, cardiac rehab, oncology and has float pool experience that covered these units as well as the pulmonary, nephrology, neurology, and orthopedic units. She started her nursing education career in 2013 and later earned her master’s and doctorate prior to joining Â鶹¹ÙÍø in 2020 as the director of the RN to BSN program.
Courses
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s online RN to BSN degree program offers the highest quality curriculum that teaches evidence-based practice. The minimum requirements for completion of the RN to BSN online degree are a total of 30 hours at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, which must include 21 hours of RN to BSN nursing courses and an additional 9 hours to meet minimum residency requirements for graduation. The 9 hours can be met by taking general education courses at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Some students may need additional general education courses to satisfy the University’s graduation requirements.
Advanced Standing Credit will be given for designated courses (TCR) upon successful completion of the first RN to BSN semester.
All students enrolled in the RN to BSN program must complete practice experiences in the final two courses. The Quality Improvement project is typically completed at the student’s place of employment. The Community Education Project and Hospice Exploration are completed in the student’s own community as well, with no requirement for distance students to visit the El Paso campus.
"Employers would not consider me because I was an ADN nurse not a BSN. I have now expanded my job searches exponentially and am better equipped to be a nurse leader." - Alvarez, Graduate
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General Education Courses
General Education courses are a set of courses the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board requires all students to pass in order to receive ANY bachelor’s degree from a public institution in Texas. For more information on general education courses, visit: .
These courses will be available online and may be required in order to graduate from the online Â鶹¹ÙÍø RN-BSN program. If you have taken these courses in the past, they may be transferred into the Â鶹¹ÙÍø RN-BSN program. Click here to see the core curriculum.
Upon submission of your official transcripts, an RN-BSN advisor will be in touch to discuss which general education courses you need in order to start the RN-BSN professional courses.
RN to BSN Nursing Courses
NURS 4402: RN to BSN Role Transition
NURS 4303: Nursing Informatics and Technology
NURS 4414: Evidence-Based Research
NURS 4502: Nursing Leadership and Management
NURS 4503: Nursing in the Community
MEET DIANE RANKIN, the Clinical Assistant Professor who started her career as a Navy Nurse stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.