RN-to-BSN Completion Program

If you have an ADN, the following courses and credits are likely to transfer into the RN-to-BSN completion program.

The following courses are required to complete the RN-to-BSN completion program. If you have completed a previous bachelor’s degree, it is likely you have completed many of the required BSN general education courses. 

Current CCCS Registered Nursing program students must complete the following courses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN):

If you have completed a previous bachelor’s degree, it is likely you have completed many of the required BSN general education courses.

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 college, has an unencumbered nursing license to practice in Colorado, and has a minimum 2.0 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 completed their first semester of a nationally accredited ADN program at a regionally accredited college, continues to be enrolled in that ADN program, and has a minimum 2.0 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.

Students enrolled in NUR 301 (first nursing course of the program) must attend a mandatory in-person orientation the week before the class starts.

• For those enrolling in NUR 301 in Summer 2021, Mandatory Orientation will be held Friday, June 11, 2021, from 10 am - 12 pm. Instructions will be sent to students who have registered.
• For those enrolling in NUR 301 in Fall 2021, Mandatory Orientation will be held Friday, August 20, 2021, from 10 am - 12 pm. Instructions will be sent to students who have registered.

Once admitted, students are prompted to complete the following:

1. RN-to-BSN Acceptance Form
2. RN-to-BSN 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 bachelor (or higher) degrees have already been earned.
3. Meet with our BSN Pathways Advisor for academic planning.
4. Meet with Financial Aid for financial planning.

Once a student registers for practicum coursework (NUR 409 & NUR 410), they are prompted to submit the following documents:

• New background check
• New drug screen
• Immunizations
• Current vaccinations or titers for 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 titer), Influenza, and a TB Skin Test, QuantiFERON, T-Spot, or chest x-ray 
• Current AHA BLS Provider CPR Certification or Red Cross CPR for Healthcare Providers
• Current unencumbered RN license to practice in Colorado
• BSN Student ID Badge