Aspen University · School of Nursing & Health Sciences

RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program)

BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Online RN to BSN completion program of 8-week courses for registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma in nursing. The current unrestricted RN license is counted as 60 credits toward a 120-credit degree, with at least 30 credits taken at Aspen.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway: RN-to-BSN
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: as little as 12 months
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: minimum of 120 credits (RN license worth 60 credits; at least 30 credits at Aspen)
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Aspen University (administrative address, online programs) — Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement: Current, unrestricted RN licensure in the United States, a US territory, or Canada
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA: Minimum 2.5ADN/ASN/diploma in nursing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience: 1 year minimumAt least one year of nursing experience within the past five years
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

$395 per credit
All students
Calculated$11,850 — 30 credits × $395 per credit; excludes other fees
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Technology fee: $75 (per course) Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Student finance processing fee: $250 Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Graduation fee: $150 (one time) Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,210
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,210
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $800
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,485
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,485

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Courses start every 2 weeks Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Baccalaureate (BSN) · School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Phoenix, AZ
Initial: March 12, 2014 · Most recent: April 3, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
aspen.edu/nursing/rn-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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