online RN to BSN degree I CCNE Accredited
Fall term classes start in September.
100% online learning.
Earn your degree on your schedule
$459 per credit hour.
$250 military preferred cost per credit
95 total credit hours.
prepare for the future of nursing with an affordable, online RN to BSN
Bellevue University’s online RN to BSN program is designed for registered nurses who hold an associate degree or diploma and are ready to advance their professional practice. The program is CCNE-accredited and aligned with American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) competencies — coursework that may prepare graduates to pursue leadership roles and certifications in nursing management.
Hands-on learning at your current workplace, if you choose — no clinicals, no travel required.
The program’s culminating practicum experience is integrated into the final course of the sequence (BSNU 475) and consists of 36 hours of applied leadership work that can be completed at your current workplace or a local health agency (with Program Director approval). You do not need to arrange a separate clinical site, relocate, or meet any residency requirement. The practicum is designed to apply directly to the organization you already work in — making your coursework visible to the real healthcare environment around you.
Accredited, respected, and aligned with today’s nursing leadership standards.
The RN to BSN baccalaureate degree program at Bellevue University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) — the national accreditation body for nursing programs, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. CCNE accreditation confirms that the program meets rigorous national standards for nursing.
Coursework is aligned with the competencies of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) BSN Essentials. Upon completing the degree, graduates may be eligible to pursue certification in nursing leadership and management, including the Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) credential.
Bellevue University holds regional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
what you'll learn.
In this program, you’ll strengthen your nursing expertise and leadership skills—preparing to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care and advance your career as a confident, patient-centered healthcare professional. Upon completion of the online RN - BSN degree program, you'll be able to demonstrate a proven skill set of assessing, planning and executing a strategic vision - a great asset to any health organization. Upon graduation from the Bellevue University Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, you can choose to complete the final requirements towards certification from the Sigma Theta Tau, increasing your marketability as a professional Registered Nurse.
upon graduation, students will be able to:
- Promote the principles of professional nursing practice by synthesizing theories and concepts based on social, physical, and life sciences including humanities and liberal arts education.
- Apply leadership concepts and skills to promote safe, quality care across a variety of healthcare settings.
- Translate research findings to incorporate into evidence based nursing practice.
- Incorporate patient care technology to manage information for the delivery of quality patient care.
- Use knowledge of healthcare policy, finance and regulatory systems to provide safe, high quality professional practice.
- Demonstrate inter- and intra-professional communication and collaborative skills that promote evidence-based, patient-centered care across the healthcare continuum.
- Apply principles of health promotion, wellness and disease prevention that positively impact individuals, families, groups and communities.
- Integrate professional nursing values, ethical, moral and legal conduct into professional practice.
- Articulate the value of practice excellence, life-long learning and professional engagement that promote personal and professional growth and development.
- Provide patient-centered care using evidence-based practices that respect the diversity and complexity of patients across the healthcare continuum.
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Nursing (RN to BSN) degree courses
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Requirements (32 credit hours)
This course serves as the foundation for the transition to professional nursing, introducing concepts useful for advancement into a leadership and/or management role in healthcare. Principles of the professional nurses' role, effective leadership, and promotion of the profession are highlighted in this course. Prerequisite: Admission to program
This course is essential for the nurse leader/manager, as a member of the healthcare team, identifying the process for group collaboration for the purpose of decision- making. The focus of the course is aimed at development of effective leadership skills and strategies for collaboration and conflict management. Prerequisite: BSNU 360
The course will explore concepts and strategies that influence decision making, including negotiation strategies and considerations for the implication of professional values, motivation, education, and cultural competence. Prerequisite: BSNU 380
This course introduces the nurse's role in sending and receiving healthcare information. Emphasis includes methods, tools, resources, and technology systems used in healthcare information exchange and decision-making. Prerequisite: BSNU 400
The focus of this course is consumer-ship of healthcare research and the application to evidence-based nursing practice. This course introduces types of research, data collection, analysis of data, and interpretation of data for implementation into practice. Prerequisite: BSNU 410
This course will provide the nurse with a broadened, population-based approach to health and healthcare. This course includes principles related to the social determinants, social justice, health equity, diversity and inclusion. Students will develop an understanding of the nurse's role in creating a culture of health for a population and will design an evidence-based population health intervention plan for a population at risk. Prerequisite: BSNU 420
This course will examine regulation of healthcare through ethics, law, and policy. Emphasis is placed on the implications for healthcare delivery as well as nursing leadership and management. Prerequisite: BSNU 435
This course examines the role of the nurse leader in complex healthcare delivery systems and explores how the professional nurse contributes to transformation and performance improvement in healthcare organizations. Nursing employment trends, recruitment and retention, staffing and delegation, finance and budgeting, and strategic planning are emphasized. This course includes a 36-hour practicum experience focused on strategic leadership and performance improvement. Course Prerequisites: BSNU 440 and meet all practicum requirements.
General Education Requirement
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Students are required to take PS 151 in lieu of the Kirkpatrick Signature Series.
This introductory course focuses on the era of the American Founding and examines documents, ideas, and institutions that formed the American government—including the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and several of the Federalist Papers. This course also examines the three primary branches of government, as well as the institutions that influence public policy development.
Integrative General Education Credits
Major Requirements Credits
Elective Credits
= 95 total credits*
General Education Courses
Take general education courses that do more than fill a requirement. At Bellevue University, these courses build foundational skills that apply to any career—critical thinking, qualitative reasoning, and ethical leadership. And, you can take courses individually or in course clusters, which connect three courses around one theme, building skills as you go.
About general education requirements >Elective Courses
Our broad selection of electives allows you to select courses related to your major or expand your perspective in other areas of interest.
Program Accreditation
The RN to BSN baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Bellevue University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission ( hlcommission.org ), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
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