University of North Dakota · College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

Nursing Completion (RN to BSN)

Bachelor'sBSNCredential pathwayBachelor of Science in Nursing

Overview

Online RN to BSN for nurses with an associate degree and an unencumbered RN license: 30 credits of nursing coursework (120 credits total for the degree), full-time in 12 months or part-time in 24 months, with a daytime public health clinical completed near the student.

Official program name: Nursing Completion (RN to BSN)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
University: University of North Dakota — College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Grand Forks, NDWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Required credits: 120 credits for graduation; 30 credits of UND nursing coursework
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Credential-specific pathway. Requires a specific credential, such as an RN license for an RN-to-BSN.

Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional license: RequiredCurrent, unencumbered RN license
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Credits that must be earned at the institution: Required30 credits — 30 credits must be UND credits
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online RN to BSN completion degree with a local public health clinical course.

Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: No mandatory campus visits
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

In-person and practical requirements as published

Clinical placement Required
NURS 374 Public Health Nursing Clinical with daytime clinical hours in a community near the student; may not be available in some states.
Community near the student
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

NURS 474 Leadership & Professional Nursing Development is the capstone course.
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredAssociate degree in nursing
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredMust be admitted to UND before applying to the RN to BSN program
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
July 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Scholarship deadline
April 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Other published fees

UND Student Fee (below 12 credits; required for online students): $79.59 per creditMandatory
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

RN to BSN scholarship pool Institutional scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants who apply by the April 1 scholarship priority deadline
How to apply: Apply by April 1
Deadline: April 1
Source: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing EducationSource: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

UND is approved to participate in NC-SARA; it does not have state authorization for all programs in all states. Official pageSource: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Meets several states' educational prerequisites for licensure or certification; see the state licensure map. State-by-state disclosureSource: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Federal Regulations prohibit UND from enrolling a distance student into a program where our program curriculum does not meet the educational requirements for professional licensure in the student's home state. State-by-state disclosureSource: und.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
und.edu/about/student-disclosure-information/licensure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
und.edu/admissions/cost-and-aid/cost-details/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
und.edu/programs/nursing-completion-rn-bsn/index.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
und.edu/programs/nursing-completion-rn-bsn/requirements.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
und.edu/programs/post-masters-doctor-of-nursing-practice/index.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
No mandatory campus visits; practical placement required
Subject
Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Length
12 months full-time; 24 months part-time · 120 credits for graduation; 30 credits of UND nursing coursework
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Grand Forks, ND

Leads to a licensed field: check the licensure disclosure for your state before applying. Details

Official program page

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