Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The RN-BSN Bridge Program is designed to facilitate educational mobility for those registered nurses who wish to earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. The curriculum offers courses that are 100% online on all campuses. Courses that require clinical components are focused on building on prior clinical knowledge. 

Application to Upper-Division Nursing: Licensed RNs with a Diploma or Associate's Degree

To be eligible to be considered for progression into upper-division (3000-4000 level) nursing courses, students must have:

1. completed the admissions process and been accepted by the University;
2. a current unencumbered license as an RN in the United States;
3. submitted an application for entry into the RN to BSN Program, through NursingCAS, to the College of Nursing by the application deadline;
4. successfully completed the lower-division prerequisite courses, plus 2 semester credit hours of electives (total 60 semester credit hours). Courses successfully completed do not have to be repeated. The multicultural women’s studies course may be completed before or after admission to upper-division nursing. Registered nurses who have previously earned a bachelor’s degree in another field must complete only those prerequisite courses listed for non-nurses with a bachelor’s degree;
5. a minimum grade of C in anatomy and physiology I and II, chemistry, and microbiology including all labs;

6. a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on the required lower-division prerequisite courses. If a course is taken more than once, the most recent grade received will be counted in calculating the GPA. Other courses that an applicant may have taken are not calculated in the GPA for admission.

   (Note: The nursing prerequisite courses are as follows: Any college-level Chemistry with lab, Microbiology (BACT 1003) with lab (BACT 1001), Human Anatomy and Physiology I (ZOOL 2013 and ZOOL 2011), Human Anatomy and Physiology II (ZOOL 2023) with lab (ZOOL 2021), Introduction to Nutrition (NFS 2323), Developmental Psychology (PSY 1603), and Elementary Statistics I (MATH 1703).

Application to concurrent ADN/BSN (blended) program

To be eligible to be considered for acceptance into upper-division (3000-4000 level) nursing courses, students must have:

1. completed the admissions process and been accepted by the University;
2. acceptance at one of the partnering community colleges' ADN program;
3. submitted an application for entry into the RN to BSN Program, through NursingCAS, to the College of Nursing by the application deadline;
4. successfully completed the lower-division prerequisite courses, plus 2 semester credit hours of electives (total 60 semester credit hours). Courses successfully completed do not have to be repeated. The multicultural women’s studies course may be completed before or after admission to upper-division nursing. Registered nurses who have previously earned a bachelor’s degree in another field must complete only those prerequisite courses listed for non-nurses with a bachelor’s degree;
5. a minimum grade of C in anatomy and physiology I and II, chemistry, and microbiology including all labs;

6. a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on the required lower-division prerequisite courses. If a course is taken more than once, the most recent grade received will be counted in calculating the GPA. Other courses that an applicant may have taken are not calculated in the GPA for admission.

   (Note: The nursing prerequisite courses are as follows: Any college-level Chemistry with lab, Microbiology (BACT 1003) with lab (BACT 1001), Human Anatomy and Physiology I (ZOOL 2013 and ZOOL 2011), Human Anatomy and Physiology II (ZOOL 2023) with lab (ZOOL 2021), Introduction to Nutrition (NFS 2323), Developmental Psychology (PSY 1603), and Elementary Statistics I (MATH 1703).

Transfer from Another RN-BSN bridge Nursing Program

Students previously enrolled in another nursing program must meet the same prerequisite and admission requirements as other RN-BSN bridge applicants, and be accepted both by Texas Woman's University and the TWU College of Nursing. Additionally, the following requirements must be met.

1. Nursing courses were completed within a nursing program that has national nursing accreditation.
2. A grade of C or better was earned in all nursing courses (including pathophysiology).
3. Nursing courses transferred in for credit must have been completed within the last five years.
4. Eligibility to continue in or return to the previous nursing program must be verified by a letter of good standing from the dean of the previous program.
5. Applicants must submit to the College of Nursing a course syllabus for each completed nursing course for evaluation. If the course(s) is/are determined to be equivalent to TWU nursing courses, credit may be granted.
6. At least 30 of the last 60 hours have to be completed at TWU. (A minimum of 25% of the total hours required for the degree must be taken at TWU.)