The RN to BSN track prepares nurses with leadership, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice skills to positively impact diverse patients, families, and communities. The program is designed to promote student success by providing concepts that can be directly applied to nursing practice. AUCON provides clinical opportunities for experiential learning in nursing concepts such as community health, interprofessional experiences, and nursing leadership.   The online RN to BSN track is a 3-semester curriculum designed to prepare registered nurses to take the next step in their professional career with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.   Taught by the same nursing faculty who teach on campus, this program offers start dates in fall, spring, or summer and flat-rate tuition that is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Applicants must have a current unencumbered license or a document stating the anticipated date of completion of an ADN/ASN program. *If you reside in a state outside of Alabama, contact AUCON to ensure approved clinical assignments are eligible in your state. RN-BSN students are eligible to begin the program with two outstanding core requirements which must be completed by the final semester of enrollment in the online program.

All classes must be completed with a C or better and minimum of 2.5 GPA 56 hours of required core classes

Curriculum 3 semesters - 27 credit hours ​ Semester 1 NURS 3840 - Formation of Professional Nursing Practice (5) NURS 3810 - Holistic Nursing Pathophysiology & Health Assessment (5) Semester 2 ​ NURS 3830 - Evidence-Based Practice (5) NURS 4830 - Leadership & Management in Professional Nursing (3) Semester 3 ​ NURS 4840 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (5) NURS 4850 - Clinical Prevention & Population Health (4)

Clinical Site Approval and State of ResidencyThe RN-to-BSN track offers admission each semester and is designed to be completed in three semesters. Students must complete the program within three years of their start date.Before entering the program, students must identify their state of residency and the location where they plan to complete clinical experiences. The College of Nursing uses this information to determine whether the planned experiences meet applicable state board of nursing requirements. Students should confirm their planned state of residency and clinical location before applying and must report any proposed change before clinical hours begin or continue.All RN to BSN classes are delivered 100% online and are primarily asynchronous; however, there are required synchronous sessions each semester. Students must also complete in-person clinical experiences at sites approved by the College of Nursing and course faculty. Clinical hours may begin only after the site and location have been approved. While some clinical hours may occur throughout the program, most are concentrated in the final two courses, when students complete projects in hospital or clinic settings and in the community. Students will complete a total of 32 hours (combined direct and indirect patient care hours) within the final two courses.