RN-to-BSN Completion Admissions Process

The RN-to-BSN Completion Program is designed for two types of students:

1. A student who has earned an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from a regionally accredited program and college, has an unencumbered nursing license to practice in Colorado, and has a minimum 2.5 GPA in nursing courses.

• CCCS policy (BP 9-71 Transfer Credit) Credit can only be transferred from “regional accrediting associations.”
  We are unable to make exceptions to this rule.
• The sending institution must have been regionally accredited for the entire time the student was earning the applicable credits.
• Contact Laura O’Leary with further questions.

2. A student who has successfully completed their first semester of a regionally accredited ADN program and college, continues to be enrolled in an ADN program, and has a minimum 2.5 GPA in nursing courses.

1. Submit online FRCC admission application

• Select Health Sciences and Wellness for Area of Interest
• Select Nursing: RN-BSN Program for degree or certificate

2. Attach supplemental documents to your submitted admission application:

• Unofficial college transcript
• Verification of Enrollment from ADN Program Director (current ADN students only)
• Valid RN Colorado or compact state license from a regionally accredited program (ADN graduates only) 

How to Upload Supplemental Documents:

• After completing the online application, click Submit Application.
• Click on the My Account link in the menu.
• Click on Step 4. Submit Supplemental Items
• Click the Choose File button next to each item and upload the relevant document.
• When you have successfully uploaded a document, the submission status will show as Received.

• Applications are not considered complete until all supplemental items have been submitted and the college has verified the uploaded documents.
• Space in the program is limited. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received. Acceptances are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the class is full, eligible students who are not admitted due to space limitations will be offered a seat in a future semester.

Once admitted, students are prompted to complete the following:

1. RN-to-BSN Acceptance Form
2. Transcript evaluation
   • This step only needs to be completed if you have unmet General Education Requirements and completed them at another institution.
   • Courses will be evaluated on an individual basis (course-by-course) basis.
   • General Education requirements will not automatically be waived if a bachelor's degree (or higher) has already been earned.

Only required prior to NUR 409, NUR 410, and NUR 411:

1. Background Check
2. Drug Screen
3. Immunizations
   • TDAP (within 10 years)
   • MMR (two doses or positive titer)
   • Varicella (two doses or positive titer; documentation of having the disease does not qualify)
   • Hepatitis B (three doses or positive titer)
   • Influenza (must be renewed annually)
   • Two-Step TB Skin Test or Quantiferon TB Test (after initial testing, a single skin test or Quantiferon TB Test is required annually)
4. Current AHA BLS Provider CPR Certification