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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · School of Nursing

Nursing - Accelerated RN to BS (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

Fully online, eight-week courses including pathophysiology, health assessment, care of populations, scholarly inquiry, quality and safety, and nursing leadership; advanced standing through proficiency credits.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Can be completed in one year (three semesters) if most general education requirements are met at admission
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
22 credit hours (nursing courses only)
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Edwardsville, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Evidence of a current unencumbered RN license
Source: siue.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 2Cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale across all college-level courses
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$40$40 application fee
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Anatomy/Physiology I and II and Microbiology with a C or higher before taking nursing courses
Source: siue.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.

  • $328.50 per credit

    All students · Fall 2026-Summer 2027

    Calculated$7,227 — 22 credits × $328.50 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

  • General student fees: $114.80 (per semester hour) · mandatory Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,846
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,846
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $3,179
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,700
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,700
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Admitted every eight weeks on a rolling basis

    Every eight weeks

    Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

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.

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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, Edwardsville, IL

    Initial: April 12, 1999 · Most recent: April 11, 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 (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. siue.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees-and-programs/nursing/accelerated-rn-bs/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. siue.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees-and-programs/nursing/accelerated-rn-bs/admission- — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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