RN-to-BSN Program Admission Requirements

Application Dates

The RN-BSN Completion Program has three application periods each year. Once admitted, students may choose their start date as outlined below.

Accreditation

• We are currently seeking CCNE accreditation.

Who can Apply?

The RN-BSN Completion 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. Effective March 16, 2020, applicants must have 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 Associate Degree in Nursing program (ADN) and continues to be enrolled in an ADN program. Effective March 16, 2020, applicants must have a minimum 2.5 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:

• 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. Complete the RN to BSN Acceptance Form
2. Submit and pass a background check 
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
5. 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)
   • Required prior to starting clinicals
6. Current AHA BLS Provider CPR Certification

Required Courses

Select one of the following options: