BSN RN to BSN at West Virginia University

Programme overview

Registered nurses (RNs) can complete the BSN requirements online through a completely web-based RN to BSN program. Advising for the program occurs at WVU in Morgantown. Nursing courses for RN to BSN students are offered every semester to provide opportunity for individualized progression plans and completion of degree requirements in two to three semesters of full-time study if non-nursing courses are already completed.

Faculty: School of Nursing | Study mode: online | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Ethics in Nursing, Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, Health Promotion Across the Lifespan, Professional Leadership in Nursing, Healthcare Policy and Finance for Professional Nursing Practice, Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice, Population Health Nursing: Theory and Interventions. Programme/major requirements total 120 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): RN to BSN Program Admission Registered nurses that graduated from nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing programs are admitted directly to the School of Nursing and RN to BSN Program. Acceptance and placement in the program are dependent upon the individual's academic record and upon the number of spaces available. An active, unencumbered RN license and a grade point average of 2.5 or better on all college work attempted are required to be eligible for consideration. Applicants with a grade point average of 2.0-2.49 on all college work attempted may be eligible for provisional admission. Once admitted, students must maintain a Nursing GPA of at least 2.5. Students who do not maintain a Nursing GPA of at least 2.5 will be placed on academic notice and issued a formal Student Success Plan. Students who do not participate in the requirements outlined in the Student Success Plan will be at risk of being dismissed from the School of Nursing. Nursing GPAs can be obtained from the Director of Admissions and Enrollment. New graduates from nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing programs that have not yet taken the NCLEX-RN can be provisionally admitted with the condition that an active, unencumbered RN license is obtained prior to the day that midterm grades are due during their first semester in the program. If the provision is not satisfied by the deadline, the student will be withdrawn from the program. Students entering the two-semester...

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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