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Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

Online RN to BSN Degree Completion Program

BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

A 15-month online cohort program of 40 units for working RNs, covering topics such as pathophysiology, population health, nursing research and ethics, with a practicum.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
15 months
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
40 program units; 120 total units to graduate (including eligible transfer credits)
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Online — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Proof that the RN license remains in good standing before starting clinical courses
Source: apu.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

Prerequisite courses
70-90 units of transferable credit earned with a C- or better from regionally accredited institutions
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum 3.0 GPA for transferred courses (provisional admittance may be granted in some cases)
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two letters of professional recommendation
Source: apu.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.

  • $460 per credit

    All students

    Calculated$18,400 — 40 credits × $460 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $18,400 total program

    All students — Base cost as printed (asterisked on the page)

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $700
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Rolling admissions

    Fall, spring and summer

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

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.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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, Azusa, CA

    Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 28, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (CA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. apu.edu/programs/rn-to-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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