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University of North Carolina Wilmington · School of Nursing (College of Health & Human Services)

RN-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

An online accelerated BSN completion program for licensed registered nurses with six start dates per year, completable in as few as 12 months and 30 credit hours.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-BSN
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
As few as 12 months
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
30 credit hours
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UNCW Main Campus (McNeill Hall) — Wilmington, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, valid and unencumbered nursing license
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.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
Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited institution
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$80$80 application fee
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.4Minimum 2.4 cumulative college GPA
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.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.

  • $6,500.40 total program

    In-state — In-state residents · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated tuition and fees for the full program, presuming part-time enrollment · Excludes: Textbooks, class materials and future increases

    Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $29,874.30 total program

    Out-of-state — Out-of-state residents · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated tuition and fees for the full program, presuming part-time enrollment · Excludes: Textbooks, class materials and future increases

    Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,443
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,111
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,874
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,979
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,155
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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, Wilmington, NC

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: November 14, 2018 · Term expires: June 30, 2029 · Next review: Fall 2028

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. onlinedegree.uncw.edu/programs/healthcare/rn-to-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. uncw.edu/academics/majors-programs/chhs/bachelor-science-nursing-bsn/details/rn-bsn/index. — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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