RN-BSN

Envision, Engage and Empower Your Future

Designed for Registered Nurses who have an associates degree or diploma in Nursing, this online program can be completed in as little as one calendar year. A graduate of this program will be able to:

• Integrate knowledge, skills, and values from the arts and sciences in order to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care.
• Make independent and collaborative decisions that employ clinical reasoning and draw on your knowledge of complex healthcare systems.
• Use evidence-based practice and systematic processes to prevent illness and injury; promote, maintain, and restore patient health; and support patient choices for a peaceful death.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written formats in order to facilitate safe, high-quality care that improves health outcomes.

Program Highlights & Benefits

• No requirements to come to campus
• Clinical hours may be completed locally 
•  Full-time and part-time student options.
            See RN-BSN Sample Part-time plan of study.
            See RN-BSN Sample Full-time plan of study.
• Eligible for students outside of Kentucky.
• Work at your own pace; no scheduled classes or meetings 
• Can work full-time while obtaining your RN-BSN degree
• Innovative block scheduling, with seven-week courses*
• CCNE accredited program

*This block scheduling may be helpful for students where if they missed the first start date, they can start in the second block. For example, there are two opportunities for start dates in each semester:
(i) The first seven weeks of the semester, then one week in between and then the last 7 weeks of the semester, (ii) Two start dates in the summer. First 6 week block and then second 6 week block.

Admission Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program with a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale for all college work.
NOTE: Students with a GPA of 2.0 to 2.49 may be provisionally admitted to the RN to BSN track with admission committee approval.
Contact Tara Grana at tara.grana@uky.edu for more information.

• Student statement of academic and professional goals. Essay Questionnaire (provided by the College of Nursing after initial application with the Registrar is processed) 

• Students may register for NUR courses after graduation from an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing program once the College of Nursing has verified clear and unencumbered licensure.

IMPORTANT: The full number of credit hours required to earn the BSN is 120. While required credits will vary based on previous credits earned, many of our students come in having to complete 30 program specific credits. Interested students can reach out to Tara Grana (tara.grana@uky.edu) our Program Academic Advisor with questions.