RN to BSN Completion Program
Registered Nurse (RN to BSN)
Bachelor of Science Completion Program
St. Louis College of Health Careers
The RN to BSN Program is designed to help registered nurses advance their professional career by expanding their knowledge and skills in nursing. This program is ideal for actively licensed registered nurses who want to pursue higher education and take their nursing career to the next level. The RN to BSN Program offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers a wide range of topics, including nursing leadership and management, community health, research and evidence-based practice, complex care, and end-of-life care. The program is delivered fully online which allows students the flexibility to balance their work and personal responsibilities while pursuing their higher education goals.
Online Program 
The program is delivered fully online, with the exception of a brief practicum clinical experience in the final 8-week term. This allows students the flexibility to balance their work and personal responsibilities while pursuing their higher education goals.”
Affordable
Only $133 per credit hour ($7,980 tuition*), with financial aid available.
| Program Length: Days/Evening – 64 Weeks | Hours | Credits | |
| ENG300 Writing as a Professional | 60 | 4 | |
| BN300 Nursing History & Theory | 60 | 4 | |
| BN320 Advanced Pathology & Assessment | 60 | 4 | |
| MTH310 Statistics | 60 | 4 | |
| BN340 Nursing Informatics | 60 | 4 | |
| BN360 Transcultural Nursing | 60 | 4 | |
| BN380 Community & Public Health Nursing | 60 | 4 | |
| BN400 Research & Evidence-Based Practice | 60 | 4 | |
| BN420 Role of Nurse Educator | 60 | 4 | |
| HC430 Ethical and Legal Perspectives in Healthcare | 60 | 4 | |
| BN430 Leadership, Management & Role Transition | 60 | 4 | |
| BN440 Complex Care Nursing | 60 | 4 | |
| BN460 End-of-Life Care | 60 | 4 | |
| SC300 Organizational Behavior | 60 | 4 | |
| BN480 BSN Capstone | 45 | 3 | |
| BN490 BSN Practicum | 45 | 1 | |
| Totals | 930 | 60 | |
| Transfer Credits from Approved RN Program | 60 | ||
| Program Totals: | 930 | 120 |
(*Includes 60 approved transfer credits)
All courses in the RN to BSN program are delivered in full distance education (fully online), with the exception of the BSN Practicum.
Other Program Requirements:
Applicants to the RN to BSN Program must have already obtained their registered nursing degree from an approved nursing program and hold an active unencumbered RN license.
Students are responsible identifying a site and preceptor for their practicum. More information here.
*Minimum of 60 approved transfer credits including a minimum of 20 general education credits.
Award Upon Completion: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
RN-to-BSN Practicum Information & Requirements
RN-to-BSN Practicum Site Letter of Support Template
Registered Nurses: Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)