RN to BSN Online
Build on your existing knowledge and experience to create an evidence-based, safe, holistic nursing practice with our 100% online RN to BSN program. Plus, prepare for leadership positions and lay the foundation for graduate studies.
Program Overview
Get to know EIU’s online RN to BSN program
The accessible Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) online program at Eastern Illinois University gives you the framework of knowledge to expand your professional capabilities and advance your nursing career.
This CCNE-accredited RN to BSN program is taught by committed, experienced faculty who care about your education and offer you extraordinary support. We offer an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on each individual student, and work with you to determine exactly what you need to achieve with the program.
Designed in an accelerated online format to meet the needs of working nurses, our relevant curriculum builds on your experience and expands your nursing knowledge with current values, theory and research to form an evidence-based, safe, holistic nursing practice.
Coursework furthers development of sound clinical judgments based on accurate assessments. An overview of public and community health nursing practices within a context of foundational and systems theory that prepares you to meet societal healthcare needs in a variety of settings.
The program includes a pharmacogenomics course to increase your basic knowledge of human genetics and genomics—needed to enhance management of illness and disease. Nursing research prepares you to analyze current research exploring the underlying evidence in best practice.
Other courses provide an understanding of the role of the nurse leader, management and leadership in nursing practice and an introduction to the role of health policy in nursing.
In this program, you will:
- Further develop your clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, and evaluative nursing skills
- Prepare for participation as a collaborative member of the health care team, as a manager, leader and coordinator of care, and as one who participates in professional activities
- Foster accountability and responsibility for professional development and lifelong learning
- Advance the development of an ethical values system for an informed nursing practice
- Develop a framework by which you can serve clients in a variety of settings with diverse needs
- Cultivate knowledge and research to form an inquiry-based practice
- Further develop your clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, and evaluative nursing skills
- Prepare for participation as a collaborative member of the health care team, as a manager, leader and coordinator of care, and as one who participates in professional activities
- Foster accountability and responsibility for professional development and lifelong learning
- Advance the development of an ethical values system for an informed nursing practice
- Develop a framework by which you can serve clients in a variety of settings with diverse needs
- Cultivate knowledge and research to form an inquiry-based practice
Accreditation
The baccalaureate nursing program at Eastern Illinois University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
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Tuition
Find out how and when to pay
Eastern Illinois University offers affordable tuition prices. Tuition for the RN to BSN online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.
Tuition is locked for 4 years or 12 semesters, allowing you to complete the program without an increase in your rate. If a student is not enrolled in that continuous time period, it does not extend the period for the locked in rate.
*Students may be required to complete additional courses outside of the nursing program, which could increase the total cost of the program. The amount of extra hours needed will be determined upon a transcript review by an advisor.
**Tuition cost reflects the regular rate minus the $914 Affiliate Partner Discount. The discount is available to employees of our partner healthcare facilities. To find out if you qualify, please contact your enrollment specialist.
Tuition breakdown:
| Per Credit Hour | Program Tuition | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-partner Healthcare Facilities | $271.42 | $8,685* |
| Partner Healthcare Facilities | $242.85 | $7,771** |
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Calendar
Milestones to guide your student journey
This RN to BSN program is delivered in an online format ideal for working nurses, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Get started at EIU—choose the date that works for you.
Now enrolling:
| Term | Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | 8/22/22 | 8/1/22 | 8/4/22 | 8/15/22 | 8/19/22 |
| Fall 2 | 10/17/22 | 9/26/22 | 9/29/22 | 10/10/22 | 10/14/22 |
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Admissions
Requirements for the RN to BSN online degree
The admission process is the first step toward changing your life and enriching the lives of others. Please review the requirements for entering the RN to BSN online program at Eastern Illinois University.
Admission Requirements:
- 2.0 or greater cumulative GPA
- Valid, unencumbered nursing license
- Official transcripts
Nursing Program Admission Criteria
The following criteria are used for admission to the RN to BSN online program:
- 2.0 or greater cumulative GPA AND 2.0 or greater at last institution attended
- Valid, unencumbered nursing license, or student must pass the NCLEX before registering for 4000-level courses
- Official transcripts, submitted directly from all colleges/universities attended. Transcripts and other documents should be mailed to:
Office of Admissions
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Have a question? Call us at 855-771-7142.
Courses
Read about our RN to BSN online classes
The RN to BSN online curriculum is comprised of 10 courses, which includes 32 credit hours of Nursing Core Courses.
General Education Requirements
General Education Requirements
General education courses can be taken concurrently with nursing core courses. Statistics MUST be taken prior or concurrently to NUR 3703: Research in Professional Nursing. All general education requirements are offered online through EIU. Students may take a chemistry or physics course to satisfy the physical science requirement.
You may have already completed many of these courses through prior academic work, and you may receive credit for classes previously completed. An academic advisor will provide a degree plan once you have applied, submitted your official transcripts and are accepted.
| BIO 2210 or 2001G (Anatomy & Physiology I / Human Physiology) | 4 |
| BIO 2220 (Anatomy & Physiology II) | 4 |
| BIO 1004G (Microbiology) | 3 |
| MAT 2250G (Statistics) | 4 |
| PSY 1879G (Introductory Psychology) | 3 |
| SOC 1838G (Introductory Sociology) | 3 |
| HSL 1800 (Human Development) | 3 |
| PHY or CHEM (choose one from CHEM 1040G, CHEM 3025G, CHEM 1310G/1315, PHY 1051G, PHY 1052G/1053G, PHY 1151G/1152G or PHY 3050) | 4 |
| CMN 1310G (Introduction to Speech Communication) | 3 |
| ENG 1001G (Composition I) | 3 |
| ENG 1002G (Composition II) | 3 |
| Foundational Courses (Writing 6, Speaking 3, Math 3)* | 12 |
| Quantitative Reasoning or Natural Sciences* | 7 |
| Citizenship/Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 9 |
| Communication/Humanities and Fine Arts* | 9 |
*General education hours required to meet Illinois College Graduation Requirement By Transfer OR EIU Plan of Study
"All nurses can be leaders, you do not need a title for that designation. I want to instill a dedication to life-long learning and understanding of evidence-based practice and how it can be used in everyday practice. Always recognize the opportunity to be a better nurse."
