Washington State University · College of Nursing

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

Thirty-credit degree-completion program for working RNs, delivered mostly online with one attendance day per semester, built around a community/population health project and a capstone project.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway: RN-to-BSN
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Duration: As little as one year
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 30 credits
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Spokane Campus — Spokane, WA; Tri-Cities Campus — WA; Vancouver Campus — Vancouver, WA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: RN with an associate degree or diploma
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement: Current, unencumbered Washington RN license, or eligible for licensure when the program starts
Source: nursing.wsu.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 3Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all college coursework
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree: Junior standing (60 semester hours), a direct transferable associate degree, or a bachelor's degree
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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

Other fees

Books (whole program, approximate): $1,000 (program) Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,976
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,052
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,021
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,675
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,842

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

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer, Fall, Spring Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

November 19 - May 4 (year not printed)
Summer semester
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed
November 19 - July 6 (year not printed)
Fall semester
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed
July 15 - November 30 (year not printed)
Spring semester
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Campus visits: One attendance day per semester
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical hours: Practice experience hours come from a community/population health project and a capstone project instead of precepted clinical hours
Source: nursing.wsu.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, Spokane, WA
Initial: October 9, 2004 · Most recent: March 18, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.wsu.edu/about-us/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
nursing.wsu.edu/ug-programs/rn-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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