Kent State University at Kent · College of Nursing

RN-to-BSN Online (Nursing for Registered Nurses)

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

Fully online completion program for RNs with an associate degree or diploma. Classes start every six weeks; students can apply early to the MSN or health informatics master's and double count 9 graduate credit hours.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway: RN-to-BSN
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Duration: Not verified
Credits: Minimum 120 total credit hours (including associate degree courses)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Kent, OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

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 2Minimum 2.000 overall GPA
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree: Admission in good standing from a state-approved associate degree or diploma nursing program
Source: kent.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: $11,595
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,708
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $172
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,483
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,352

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

October 16, 2026
Fall II 2026
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Upcoming
December 11, 2026
Spring I 2027
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Upcoming
February 26, 2027
Spring II 2027
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Upcoming

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

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

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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, Kent, OH
Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 14, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
kent.edu/nursing/nursing-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
kent.edu/nursing/programs/rn-to-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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