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University of Massachusetts-Boston · Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Nursing RN-BS

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

An RN-to-BS completion program of six nursing courses (30 credits) that can be finished in as few as three semesters, with coursework online (asynchronous and synchronous) and a 72-hour clinical experience in the final semester.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework, Hybrid
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
as few as three semesters
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
six nursing courses for a total of 30 credits
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UMass Boston — Boston, MA

Entry background & licensure

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

Prior degree
Completion of an accredited associate degree in nursing program or a hospital school diploma program
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5GPA of 2.5 or higher
Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$60Application fee of $60.00
Source: umb.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: $14,905
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,581
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $590
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,366
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $37,800
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Priority deadline March 1; applications considered through July 1

    Fall

    Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • December 1

    Spring

    Source: umb.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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
72-hour hands-on clinical experience in the final semester
Source: umb.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) · College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Boston, MA

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 8, 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 (MA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. umb.edu/academics/program-finder/nursing-rn-bs/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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