Online RN to BSN – Concurrent Enrollment Program

• Client advocacy to facilitate positive change.
• Clinical knowledge and skills for state certification.
• Critical thinking, clinical reasoning and problem-solving.
• Professional communication (oral and written).
• Nursing management and leadership skills.
• Research in evidence-based practice.

Why earn a BSN?

The National Academy of Medicine recommends that 80% of all nurses have a BSN by 2030, and all RNs enter a BSN program within five years of graduation. Further, registered nurses at the entry-level of professional practice should possess, at a minimum, the educational preparation provided by a four-year BSN degree, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. As a BSN graduate, you may have more job opportunities, improved job security and be considered for more competitive roles than nurses who don’t have a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Becoming a BSN-prepared nurse benefits your patients, too. Research shows that BSN-prepared nurses have better patient outcomes, including lower mortality rates and lower failure to rescue rates.

What is concurrent enrollment?

ASU’s concurrent enrollment program is an innovative model designed to accelerate your pathway to a nursing career while minimizing the associated expense. By providing a pathway for academic progression, the program allows for continuous, dual enrollment in both an associate degree in nursing through a regionally accredited community college and a bachelor’s degree in nursing through the university. These students can graduate at the same time with both degrees.

Students must be admitted to a regionally accredited clinical nursing program at a community college or have completed an associate degree in nursing to pursue this program. Due to legislative regulations, we cannot consider student applications for the RN to BSN concurrent enrollment program in some states. Prospective students should check the state authorization website for the most up-to-date information. This program is also not available for prospective students who reside outside of the United States.