RN to BSN

The RN to BSN program courses are 100% online to accommodate a working nurse’s schedule. Full and part-time options are available to provide flexibility for the working registered nurse. Faculty are available at SHSU main campus and at The Woodlands Center for questions and advising.

The RN-BSN Online Track is designed for the student who is enrolled in or graduated from a community college with a degree in nursing and is eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN, or who has passed the NCLEX-RN, holds a current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse and wishes to obtain the baccalaureate degree. Earning a baccalaureate degree will open more doors in an RNs nursing career, allowing for positions of leadership and possibly further academic degrees.

There are three types of admission to SHSU’s RN to BSN program:

1) Unconditional Admission

2) Conditional Admission

3) Joint Admission while enrolled in a community college nursing program.

The table below illustrates the requirements for each type of admission.

¹  Proof of clinical readiness: Completion of all immunizations, CPR, liability and health insurance, background check, and drug screen prior to enrolling in clinical courses.

* Four of the pre-requisite courses may be taken at SHSU following enrollment in RN-BSN program, but must be taken within one year.

Notes

Students admitted not core complete, must take all remaining core curriculum hours at SHSU.  For students who are taking pre-requisite hours at SHSU, see the pre-licensure BSN requirements.

NURS 3370 requires admittance to the RN to BSN program and is a pre or co-requisite course for all RN-BSN courses.

NURS 4372 is taken in the final semester.

The nursing credit hours include 32 articulation credits and 30 hours taken at SHSU.  Course substitutions in the degree specific credit hours may require additional elective credit hours to reach the total 121 credits required for the degree.

For more information on the RN-BSN option, contact:

 prenursing@shsu.edu