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Drexel University · College of Nursing and Health Professions

RN to BSN Completion Program

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

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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

Overview

An online completion program for working RNs, delivered primarily asynchronously, with credit for completed RN licensure courses and a 36-clinical-hour requirement; an RN-BSN-MSN pathway is available.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
180 required quarter credits
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Drexel University Health Sciences Building — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
RN licensure (provisional acceptance generally offered pending NCLEX-RN)
Source: drexel.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 2College GPA of 2.0 or better
Source: drexel.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: $58,293
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,293
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,370
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,234
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,234
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 hours
36 clinical hours
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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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) · College of Nursing and Health Professions, Cherry Street, PA

    Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 26, 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 (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. drexel.edu/cnhp/academics/undergraduate/RN-to-BSN-Completion-Program/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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