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East Carolina University · College of Nursing

RN to BSN Option

BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

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 part-time, fully online program for working registered nurses that can be completed in four semesters (16 months, including one summer session), with some accelerated 7-week and 5.5-week courses.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
Four semesters / 16 months
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Health Sciences Campus (Greenville) — Greenville, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, unrestricted RN license in North Carolina or an NCSBON-compact state
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Eligible student states
Students must reside in, and if employed practice in, North Carolina or an NCSBON-compact state while enrolled
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Associate degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited educational institution
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Source: nursing.ecu.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: $4,452
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,729
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,909
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,749
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,898
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: nursing.ecu.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.

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, Greenville, NC

    Initial: November 11, 2009 · Most recent: October 30, 2024 · Term expires: June 30, 2035 · Next review: Fall 2034

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.ecu.edu/bsn/rnbsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.ecu.edu/bsn/rnbsn/faq/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.ecu.edu/bsn/rnbsn/rn-bsn-tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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East Carolina University

Traditional BSN

BSNPrelicensure
  • Health Sciences Campus (Greenville) — Greenville, NC
  • Four academic years plus one summer session (including general education, prerequisite and professional coursework)
  • For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Not yet verified: tuition, upcoming deadline

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