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Chamberlain University-Illinois · Chamberlain University College of Nursing

Online RN to BSN Option

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

Coursework is 100% online with a short on-site community health practicum component; RNs with an associate degree or diploma receive 77 proficiency credits, leaving 45 credit hours.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
As few as 10 months
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
122 credit hours (77 proficiency credits awarded, 45 remaining)
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Addison, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, active and unrestricted RN license
Source: chamberlain.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

Prior degree
Nursing diploma or ADN from an accredited institution
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: chamberlain.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.

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

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,263
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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 placements
Chamberlain supports students in finding a practicum site and preceptor
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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) · College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

    Initial: October 9, 2004 · Most recent: March 18, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. chamberlain.edu/academics/nursing-school/rn-to-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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