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East Tennessee State University · College of Nursing

RN to BSN

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 three-semester continuous-enrollment track; coursework is 100% asynchronous online except an RN practicum in the final semester. General education requirements can be completed at any time during the track.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
3-semester continuous enrollment track
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Johnson City, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Licensed Registered Nurse (eligible new associate-degree graduates may begin one semester before licensure but must pass the NCLEX-RN within the first semester)
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Students residing outside Tennessee may be required to complete clinical hours in a Tennessee institution or agency
Source: etsu.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

Other requirement
Requires an ETSU application and a NursingCAS application
Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
Not required
Source: etsu.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.

  • $487 per credit

    In-state — Tennessee residents

    Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $517 per credit

    Other category — Residents of GA, KY, NC, SC, VA

    Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $627 per credit

    Out-of-state — Other USA states

    Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $558 per credit

    Online students — eRate

    Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $1,265 per credit

    Other category — International

    Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,706
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $11,034
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,000
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,784
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,904
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: etsu.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, Johnson City, TN

    Initial: April 8, 2006 · Most recent: September 11, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. etsu.edu/nursing/prospective_students/default.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. etsu.edu/nursing/undergrad/rn_bsn.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. etsu.edu/online/undergraduate-degrees/nursing.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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