RN-to-BSN Program Admission Requirements

Application Dates

• Spring 2020 start: This application period has been extended. Applications will be accepted October 1, 2019 through November 21, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. Admitted students may choose a spring 2020 or summer 2020 start date.
• Summer 2020 start: There will not be an application period in the summer; summer courses are only offered to fall and spring admits. Students must apply during the spring 2020 application period for the option to start in summer 2020.
• Fall 2020 start: Application dates will be posted mid-spring.

Accreditation

• We are currently seeking CCNE accreditation.

Who can Apply?

This program is designed for two types of students:

1. A student who has graduated from a regionally accredited Associate Degree Nursing program (ADN) and has a current unencumbered nursing license to practice in Colorado. Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 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 any further questions.

2. A student who has successfully completed their first semester of a regionally accredited Associate Degree in Nursing program (ADN), continues to be enrolled in an ADN program, and would like to complete a four-year BSN program as well. Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 GPA in nursing courses.

Steps to Apply

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:

• Current vaccinations or titers for the following:
  Upload these in one PDF to application
  • 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)

• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider CPR certification
• 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.

Acceptance Process

• 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.

Additional Tasks

Do not complete these tasks until prompted:

1. Submit and pass a background check 
2. Complete the RN to BSN Acceptance Form
3. 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.
4. Drug Screen
• Students are required to pass a drug screen prior to starting clinicals.

Required Courses

Select one of the following options: