RN to BSN online
Affordable | Convenient | Accredited
EMPOWER YOURSELF with the expertise, knowledge and confidence to take on advanced roles within the health care community. Faculty with real-world expertise provide a student-centric approach to learning.
Program highlights
Affordable
AffordableFully online program is among the most affordable in Ohio. $282.58 in state per credit, includes fees. $346.08 out of state per credit, including fees.
Timely
Multiple start dates for online program:
Spring semester (January)
Summer semester (June)
Fall semester (August)
Flexible
Study full- or part-time.
Fast
Complete your degree in one year (full-time) or two years (part-time).
Individual attention
Low student-to-faculty ratio.
Customized
Courses are designed for the adult learner. Practicum experiences designed to meet your individual needs.
100% online
Open to Ohio residents and residents of these states.
Minimum Requirements
- A valid state license as a registered nurse
- Undergraduate admission to The University of Akron and School of Nursing
- 2.75 GPA
- No grade less than a “C” in any prerequisite science course (grades of “C-minus” must be repeated; prerequisite sciences may be repeated only once). Prerequisite science courses include anatomy and physiology I and II; microbiology, and any four-credit chemistry course that includes a lab.
All RN students are admitted directly to the School of Nursing as undergraduates. School of Nursing advisors will help students to develop a plan of study that will best meet the student’s needs.
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Multiple start dates for the online program
You may start:
Spring semester (January)
Summer semester (June)
Fall semester (August)
VIDEO: My experience at Akron
Chris Kretschmer—RN, BSN, CCRN, CEN, CPEN and a major in the U.S. Army Reserves—explains how the RN-to-BSN Program at The University of Akron helped him reach his goals.
Academics
Students must take a minimum of 32 credits at UA to meet residency requirements for graduation. By-pass credit does not satisfy this requirement.
Core Nursing Courses (32 credits)
- Concepts of Professional Nursing, 3 credits
- Health Assessment for RNs, 3
- Nursing Care of Healthy (Individuals/Families), 3
- Palliative Nursing Care, 3
- Nursing Research (RN only), 3
- Nursing Care of Communities (RN only), 3
- Nursing Care of Communities Practicum (RN only), 2
- Complex Care of Aging Families (RN only), 3
- Professional Nursing Leadership, 3
- Professional Nursing Leadership (Practicum), 2
- Professional Nursing Capstone, 3
More details: See RN-to-BSN coursework requirements.
Get answers
About the RN to BSN Program
Betty Papania, 330-972-5103, eap@uakron.edu
About Financial Aid
Jennifer E. Harpham, MBA, director, Student Financial Aid, 330-972-5860, jharpham@uakron.edu
Cora Moretta, 330-972-5374, moretta@uakron.edu
Academic or Physical Accommodations
Office of Accessibility
Akron, OH 44325-6231
330-972-7928 or TTD 330-972-5764
access@uakron.edu
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Accreditation and certification
Fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The University of Akron School of Nursing was the first university in the U.S. to provide all faculty with ELNEC training in palliative care.
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