RN to BSN Program
Earn a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
The field of nursing is changing. Are you ready?
Research published by Health Affairs show hospitals with more nurses who earned BSNs produce better outcomes for patients after cardiac arrest. Apply to our top public research institution and earn a prestigious degree that will help you prepare for the future.
The RN to BSN online program from the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing is CCNE accredited and provides flexible degree plans for working nurses. Use your valuable practice experience as the foundation upon which you can build your knowledge and strengthen your analytical and critical reasoning.
Important Notice
Applications for the RN to BSN program will be limited to Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas residents only. The program is pausing admissions to students outside of these five states to better serve our current students and bolster resources for future students.
Applications accepted for fall and spring semesters from qualified students
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Online
Asynchronous Courses
Offered Year-Round
30
Credit Hours
3 SEM
Estimated Time
to Complete
What is the Benefit of Earning a BSN?
- Career advancement and mobility
- Increased earning potential compared to diploma and associate nursing graduates
- Establishes an academic foundation for graduate and/or doctoral studies
- Strengthen analytical and clinical reasoning skills
- Preparation for a broader scope of practice
- Enhance understanding of social, cultural, political, and economic issues impacting the health care delivery and outcomes
Short video about the program (1:52)
Why Study at the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing?
- EMSON’s BSN program is CCNE accredited
- Program advisers are dedicated to student-centered learning and excellence in nursing education
- Program graduates have the option to have their name engraved in the U of A Senior Walk
What You Should Know
- Classes are taught in 16-week terms.
- Flexible degree plans offering full-time and part-time enrollment.
- Evidence-based practice will guide the development of a quality improvement project in an area of the student’s interest. A student will collaborate with a mentor that reflects professional goals. Requires a total of two practicum courses.
- Completed applicant packets received by each deadline will be reviewed by the admission committee, and acceptance into the program will be dependent on quality of the application and space availability.
- Some qualifying students can apply for an application fee waiver.
| Tuition / credit hour | $347.58 |
| Fee / credit hour | |
|---|---|
| Library | $4.98 |
| Network & Data Systems | $16.00 |
| Off-Campus | $30 |
| Online Facilities | $2 |
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Practicum Course (NURS 4092) |
$145 x 6 |
Tuition and fees per credit hour reflect fall 2025 rates for students studying completely online. Students in online programs who take an on-campus course will pay on-campus fees, mandatory and college fees, for only the on-campus course.
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Learn how credits can transfer into our online programs.
Webinar Replay
In this recorded webinar, you will hear from Fernandez Zayas from the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing talk about the LPN to BSN and the RN to BSN degree programs.
Life is not always easy, but the journey is worth the wait. Never allow someone to tell you that you are not worth it or will never amount to anything. Prove them wrong by keeping your head held high and never giving up. It’s your life and you can create it however you want. Set goals and take the steps to complete them no matter how long it takes and always do it for you and no one else. Someone once told me, ‘It’s not a mistake but an opportunity to improve and grow.’"
Tabitha MaysBenton, AR
If you are self-motivated, it's better than going to class from 8 to 3:30 every day. I worked full time, and we had a newborn when I started. It was very convenient to do online. You can study and work. I really do recommend this program."
Austin KerseyEl Dorado, AR
I also didn't want to leave Pocahontas. My whole family is in this area. A lot of programs in person I wouldn't be able to do. This program I could do after work and on weekends. I would tell other people to go for it, but you have to have motivation, and you have to be extremely committed. It's never a bad idea to further your education."
Ally CoxPocahontas, AR
Job Market Outlook
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State Authorization
The RN to BSN program is designed to provide a bachelor’s degree pathway to individuals with a RN license. This program is not an initial licensure program.
The program will only admit students in Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. Although the program is approved to serve students in other states, it will not admit new students in these states.
The University of Arkansas RN to BSN program is approved by the following state boards of nursing to enroll students: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Maryland, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Territories: Guam and American Samoa.
The program is currently not available to students residing in the following states: Colorado and Minnesota.
This degree program requires clinical or internship hours that must be completed in an approved U.S. location or U.S. military base for military personnel.
