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Ohio University-Main Campus · School of Nursing

Online 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

Fully online completion program of five-week nursing courses with eight start dates a year. Transfer credit is evaluated for each admitted student; 30 of the 120 credits must be completed at Ohio University.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
As little as one year
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
120 credits total (nursing courses total 31 credits)
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Athens, OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Active unencumbered RN license
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Eligible student states
Applicants must be permanent residents of one of the listed states; the list is on the eligibility page
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Conferred associate degree or diploma in nursing from a state board of nursing-approved program
Source: ohio.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher from all previously attended postsecondary institutions
Source: ohio.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: $13,746
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,114
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,444
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,436
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
Two courses include clinical components totalling 31.5 clinical hours, completed locally at a site of the student's choosing
Source: ohio.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) · School of Nursing, Athens, OH

    Initial: September 29, 2001 · Most recent: April 7, 2021 · Term expires: December 31, 2031 · Next review: Spring 2031

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/rn-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. ohio.edu/chsp/nursing/rn-bsn/eligibility — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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