Degree Offered
- RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nature of the Program
RN to Bachelor of Science
Registered nurses can complete the BSN requirements online through a completely web-based RN to BSN program. Advising for the program can occur at WVU in Morgantown or Charleston. Nursing courses for RN to BSN students are offered every semester to provide opportunity for individualized progression plans and completion of degree requirements in two to three semesters of full-time study if non-nursing courses are already completed. Part-time options are also available. The School offers in-state tuition for all students enrolled in the RN to BSN program, regardless of residency.
Admissions for 2025-2026
RN to BSN Program Admission
Registered nurses that graduated from nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing programs are admitted directly to the School of Nursing and RN to BSN Program. Acceptance and placement in the program are dependent upon the individual's academic record and upon the number of spaces available. An active, unencumbered RN license and a grade point average of 2.5 or better on all college work attempted are required to be eligible for consideration. Applicants with a grade point average of 2.0-2.49 on all college work attempted may be eligible for provisional admission.
New graduates from nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing programs that have not yet taken the NCELX-RN can be provisionally admitted with the condition that an active, unencumbered RN license is obtained prior to the day that midterm grades are due during their first semester in the program. If the provision is not satisfied by the deadline, the student will be withdrawn from the program. Students entering the two-semester accelerated RN to BSN option must have an active RN license prior to the first day of classes.
The School of Nursing offers in-state tuition for all students enrolled in the RN-BSN program, regardless of residency.
All registered nurses will transfer 50 hours of undifferentiated nursing credit based on RN licensure. All RN to BSN students will be required to meet WVU's General Education Foundations (GEF) requirements (the University waives the GEF requirements for those with a previous bachelor's degree, Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Science degree, or Associate of Applied Science degree, but the student is still required to complete nursing general education requirements). Advisors will work with students to identify courses already appearing on the transcript that meet GEF requirements and develop a plan to fulfill any remaining requirements. RN to BSN general education requirements, regarding of University GEF credit requirements, include ENGL 101, ENGL 102, and STAT 211.
For example:
120 credits (minimum required to graduate)
-50 undifferentiated nursing credits for RN license
70 credits remaining
-30 credits RN-BSN nursing courses (See program of study)
40 general education credits remaining*
*General education credits may be fulfilled by course work from associate degrees or other college work completed at regionally accredited colleges or universities. For more information about General Education Foundations; see link GEF Requirements. For more information about course equivalence please see the following website: Transfer Course Equivalency System.
PLEASE NOTE: The last consecutive 30 enrolled credits must be taken at WVU in order to meet residency requirements for graduation.
Students who have been dismissed from any nursing program (WVU or otherwise) are ineligible for admission to any of the WVU BSN program; however, students who have received degrees or additional credentialing post-academic dismissal from a nursing program are eligible for admission to the BS/BA to BSN, RN-BSN, or graduate programs, provided they meet all other admission requirements and based on space available.
Note: Admission criteria are subject to change. Please see the School of Nursing website for the most up-to-date criteria.
Major Code: 8650
Click here to view the Suggested Plan of Study
General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
RN to BSN Curriculum
All Registered Nurses will transfer 50 hours of undifferentiated nursing credit. All RN to BSN students will be required to meet WVU's General Education Foundations Curriculum (GEF). If a student already holds a bachelor's degree in another discipline, you will be required to complete ENGL 101, ENGL 102, and STAT 211 (if not already completed at a regionally accredited college or university) to fulfill nursing requirements. Advisors will work with students to identify courses already appearing on the transcript that meet GEF requirements, and then develop a plan to fulfill any remaining requirements. Note that the last 30 credit hours taken for the degree MUST come from WVU in order to meet residency requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All students need to maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in Nursing major requirements. | ||
| Transfer Credits | ||
| Undifferentiated nursing transfer credit | 50 | |
| GEF 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 25 | |
| Additional elective transfer credit * | 6 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| Must be completed with a grade of C- or better | ||
| ENGL 101 | Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric (GEF 1) | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (GEF 1) ** | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Elementary Statistical Inference (GEF 3) ** | 3 |
| NSG 333 | Ethics in Nursing | 3 |
| NSG 361 | Health Assessment | 4 |
| NSG 362 | Clinical Health Promotion | 4 |
| NSG 373 | Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| NSG 461 | Health Policy for Professional Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NSG 475 | Applied Research and Evidence Based Practice | 5 |
| NSG 465 | Foundations of Research and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| NSG 471 | Community Health Nursing:Theory and Interventions | 5 |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- *
Used to meet minimum total credits of 120 for the degree.
- **
Transfer credit equivalent to the specific course is allowed.
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120 credit hours are required by WVU for awarding of an undergraduate degree
Suggested Plan of Study for Full Time RN-BSN: 3 Semesters
| First Semester | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer credit* | |||
| GEF | |||
| NSG 333 | 3 | ||
| NSG 361 | 4 | ||
| NSG 362 | 4 | ||
| 11 | |||
| Second Semester | Hours | ||
| NSG 461 | 3 | ||
| NSG 465 | 3 | ||
| NSG 373 | 3 | ||
| 9 | |||
| Third Semester | Hours | ||
| NSG 471 | 5 | ||
| NSG 475 | 5 | ||
| 10 | |||
| Total credit hours: 30 | |||
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Completion of transfer credit or courses to fulfill GEF requirement and reach a total of 120 credits is required.
Suggested Plan of Study for Part-Time RN-BSN: 2 Years/5 Semesters
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| Transfer credit.* | NSG 373 | 3 | GEF | 3 | |
| NSG 333 | 3 | GEF | |||
| NSG 361 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| NSG 362 | 4 | NSG 465 | 3 | NSG 475 | 5 |
| GEF | 3 | NSG 461 | 3 | NSG 471 | 5 |
| GEF | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Total credit hours: 39 | |||||
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Completion of transfer credit or courses to fulfill GEF requirement and reach a total of 120 credits is required.
Major Learning Outcomes
RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
CRITICAL THINKING: Employ scholarly inquiry and evidence-based reasoning and creativity in the process of assessment, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and inference as a basis for professional nursing practice.
NURSING INTERVENTION: Ensure quality care by applying theory, evidence-based clinical judgment and decision-making, and patient care technology in the delivery of safe and skilled nursing therapeutics with individuals, families, communities, and populations across the health-illness continuum.
PROFESSIONAL ROLE: Demonstrate knowledge, attitudes, professional values, personal qualities and behaviors consistent with the nursing roles of health care designer and coordinator, organization and system leader, and advocate for consumers and the nursing profession.
CARING: Provide empathetic, culturally sensitive, and compassionate care for individuals, families, communities, and populations that upholds moral, legal, and ethical humanistic principles.
COMMUNICATION: Integrate therapeutic, interpersonal, intraprofessional, interprofessional and informatics communication processes in professional nursing practice.