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RN to BSN Program Overview
Increase Your Impact
Are you a registered nurse looking to advance your career or increase your earning potential? Many employers are requiring nurses to have bachelor’s degrees, so there’s no better time than now to expand your options.
This program provides the knowledge and skills to build on your basic nursing education and advance in your career. You have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing while building a strong foundation in the arts, sciences and humanities.
To make it easier for working RNs, all nursing courses for the RN to BSN program are offered in an online format. Full- and part-time study is available. Non-nursing courses are also available online.
This degree also provides the foundation for graduate education in nursing.
A Note from the Director
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Delivery Format
Online
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Credit Hours
120
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Time to Complete
2 years
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Tuition
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Program Benefits
The many distinctive benefits of Ashland University’s online RN to BSN program include:
- Six start times per year.
- 100 percentonline courses for easy access.
- Free online application.
- Competitive tuition rate, plus employees, spouses and dependents of Eagle Community Partner organizations save 10 percent! View the list of Ashland University’s Eagle Community Partners.
- Annual RN-BSN-designated scholarships available.
- Nursing faculty and mentors committed to your success.
- A solid foundation for graduate studies.
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Learning Experiences
The RN to BSN online program prepares students to practice the art and science of professional nursing.
RN to BSN students:
- Explore the nursing theoretical knowledge base.
- Examine research for evidence-based practice.
- Focus on international perspectives in healthcare.
- Apply the nursing process to families and aggregates in the community setting.
- Explore the role of a nurse as leader and manager.
- Investigate the role of nurses in legal, ethical and political settings.
Sample Curriculum
Learn more about the RN to BSN curriculum by viewing theAcademic Catalog.
First Year
Theoretical Bases
Individual Health
Genetics in Nursing and Health Care
Research & Evidence Based Practice
Second Year
International/Transcultural Perspectives
Informatics in Healthcare
Community & Public Health
Legal, Ethical, Political Perspectives
Full-time and part-time sample curriculum
Admission Requirements
- Complete the RN to BSN application form and submit official transcripts from all institutions of higher education.
- Meet one of the following requirements:
- Hold a current, valid license (not inactive, suspended, revoked or subject to restrictions and for which the individual continues to meet all requirements for issuance) to practice as a registered nurse in one U.S. state or territory.
- Be enrolled in an RN licensure program.
- Be a graduate of an RN program and eligible for the NCLEX-RN.
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Transfer Policy
Unlimited credits may transfer to AU.
Residency requirements to complete 120 credit hours for the bachelor’s degree from AU include:
- At least 30 semester hours of credit at AU.
- Last 12 semester hours before graduation earned at AU.
- Two required AU nursing courses may transfer from a nationally accredited program.
- NUR 309 International/Transcultural Perspectives in Healthcare
- NUR 302 Theoretical Bases
- NUR 325 Introduction to Informatics in Healthcare
- NUR 303 Individual Assessment
- NUR 336 Genetics and Healthcare
- NUR 362 Research & Evidence-Based Practice
- NUR 414 Community & Public Health
- NUR 405 Health Care Systems
- NUR 408 Legal, Ethical & Political Perspectives
- Philosophy Elective
- Statistics
- Anatomy & Physiology I* and II*
- Microbiology*
- General or Developmental Psychology*
*These are the courses typically transferred in by students. All core requirements may be transferred if applicable. Institutional core courses are waived for nurses who have bachelor’s degrees in other fields.
- Communications*
- Composition I* and II *
- Historical Reasoning
- Religion
- 2 Aesthetics
- Humanity
- Critical Cultural Inquiry*
*These are the courses typically transferred in by students. All core requirements may be transferred if applicable. Institutional core courses are waived for nurses who have bachelor’s degrees in other fields.
If needed, courses taken to complete the 120-degree-requirement hours or complete part of the School Nurse Program. Most students will not require these.
- Design Your Own Focus track (most common)
- School Nurse program Prep track (9 credit hours, graduate level by petition)
Can You Give Me a Glimpse of My Future?
Your BSN credential will position you for advancement into roles such as nurse manager, clinical coordinator or specialty nurse practitioner, where you can take on leadership responsibilities, contribute to evidence-based practice and positively influence healthcare outcomes. Additionally, having a BSN may lead to increased earning potential and job security, while also providing a strong foundation for pursuing further education at the graduate level if desired.
The national average for nurses who have completed their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is $92,607 per year. (Indeed)
Nurses can obtain careers in a variety of areas not limited to:
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Operating Room Nurse or Manager
- Organ Transplant Coordinator
- Hospice Nurse
- Clinical Nurse
- Nurse Educator
- Director of Nursing
- Critical Care Nurse
- Emergency Room Nurse
- Neonatal Nurse
- Nurse Manager
Recent Employers of AU Graduates Include:
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Akron Children’s Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic
- OhioHealth
- AVITA
- University Hospitals
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Fisher Titus Medical Center
- Wooster Community Hospital
- Knox Community Hospital
- The Christ Hospital
Contact Information
Undergraduate Admissions
enrollme@ashland.edu
419-289-5383
Jackie Owens, Ph.D., R.N., CNE
Director, RN to BSN Program; Professor of Nursing
207 College of Nursing – Mansfield
jowens2@ashland.edu
419-521-6865
