Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Online
For nurses with an Active RN License - This online degree program is designed to allow you to complete your BSN degree quickly while giving you the flexibility to continue working as an RN. As healthcare in America changes rapidly, the demand for BSN-prepared nurses will continue to grow.
Program Overview
Get to know our 100% online RN to BSN program
The online RN to BSN program prepares you for professional nursing practice across multiple healthcare settings and empowers you with the knowledge, skills and credentials to pursue high-level roles. Our highly accessible faculty are dedicated to providing personalized support guided by a spirit of caring and a vision of excellence.
Benefit from a project-based practicum experience designed to help you master industry-relevant tasks ranging from simple to complex as you progress through four dynamic nursing practice courses. Customize this flexible academic pathway by completing your studies and scheduling interviews and observations at times that won’t conflict with your personal or professional commitments. This ACEN-accredited program builds on your existing knowledge and elevates your expertise to the level of an MSN, while eliminating the stress of finding a preceptor or securing clinical placements.
Take advantage of our provisional admission option and jump-start your degree by completing up to three courses before your NCLEX exam, which Lamar nursing students historically pass at an impressive 98% rate on their first attempt.
Our 100% online coursework explores a broad range of topics including community nursing, evidence-based practice and holistic health assessment, along with nursing leadership and management courses that expand your career opportunities.
See common questions (and answers) about RN to BSN programs.
Upon completing this RN to BSN program, you will be prepared to:
- Synthesize information from various disciplines and analyze problems critically
- Incorporate evidence-based findings and utilize technology in meeting standards of safe patient care
- Assume leading roles in the delivery of healthcare that meets community needs
- Pursue graduate education and lifelong learning
- Synthesize information from various disciplines and analyze problems critically
- Incorporate evidence-based findings and utilize technology in meeting standards of safe patient care
- Assume leading roles in the delivery of healthcare that meets community needs
- Pursue graduate education and lifelong learning
Career outcomes for the RN to BSN program include:
- Nurse Manager
- Forensic Nurse Specialist
- Nurse Life Care Planner (NLCP)
- Traveling Nurse
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Nurse Manager
- Forensic Nurse Specialist
- Nurse Life Care Planner (NLCP)
- Traveling Nurse
- Clinical Research Nurse
*Distance learning fee is included in the tuition listed
Accreditation
The Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and program certificates in nursing at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, are accredited through 2025 by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Contact ACEN by mail at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, by phone at 404-975-5000 or visit acenursing.org.
Tuition
Learn more about our affordable tuition
The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing online. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN to BSN | $345 | $1,036 | $10,356 |
*University fees are included in the tuition listed. University fees are able to be covered by Financial Aid if you choose to apply and are qualified.
Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice due to action by the Board of Regents or the Texas State Legislature.
Total program cost depends upon transfer hours and program advisement relevant to program requirements. For more information, contact a Lamar University enrollment specialist.
Financial Aid
Ready to get started on your Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program online but need help finding ways to fund your education? We can help you discover student financing sources that include grants, loans and other payment options. Learn more about financial aid here.
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Online gives me the opportunity to continue to go to school but still participate as a mother, as a wife, and in my career.
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I would absolutely recommend the program.I would say for those who are skeptical, like I am, to just try it. It's the best thing that could have happened for me. It was wonderful.
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Program dates you need to know.
There are several opportunities to begin Lamar University’s online RN to BSN program. Find the start date below that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2 | 10/14/24 | 9/23/24 | 9/30/24 | 10/7/24 | 12/12/24 |
| Spring I | 1/16/25 | 12/26/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/9/25 | 3/7/25 |
| Spring II | 3/17/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/7/25 |
| Summer I | 5/29/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/15/25 | 5/20/25 | 7/31/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/21/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/15/25 | |
| Fall 2 | 9/29/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 |
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Admissions
Being admitted to our RN to BSN online program
Lamar University’s online programs have specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please review the admission guidelines carefully. For specific questions or more details, view our admission FAQs.
Admission Requirements:
- Online Application
- Current RN License
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5
Check to see if the program is offered to residents in your state before applying by clicking here.
Applicants for the RN to BSN program must meet the university's standard requirements for admission, as well as the following:
- Complete online application and pay a one-time application fee of $25
- Submit official transcripts from all high schools, colleges, and universities you have attended
- Admission to the Nursing Program
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Students with a cumulative GPA between 2.0 & 2.49 may be admitted to enroll in general core requirements until reaching a GPA of 2.5
- Current unencumbered licensure to practice professional nursing
- Students must have an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing (AAS or ADN) or have a Diploma in Nursing from an accredited program
Send all required documents to:
Lamar University Online AdmissionsPO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710
OR
Submit electronically to [email protected]
* All applicants must submit official, sealed transcripts from each institution attended to the Admissions Office. All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution. Send transcripts to: Lamar University Online Admissions, P.O. Box 10017, Beaumont, Texas 77710
Courses
The degree plan for our RN to BSN online program
Corequisite courses allow you to fulfill your state-mandated core curriculum requirements concurrently with your nursing courses, letting you complete your BSN quickly while you continue working full time. From your first class, you gain knowledge and skills you can apply immediately to your nursing practice.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the components of a holistic patient-centered health assessment across the lifespan.
- Identify selected evidence-based outcomes for health promotion, risk assessment, and disease prevention across the lifespan.
- Show the effects of the environment and multiple determinants on patients’ health.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the current Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs) of professional nursing based on education level.
- Recognize current philosophies and conceptual models of nursing.
- Discuss various non-nursing and nursing theories used in practice.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the link between theory and research as a foundation for evidence-based nursing practice.
- Use scholarly critique as a strategy to guide the evaluation and utilization of research in nursing practice.
- Describe how evidence-based practice improves the quality of nursing practice.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Model holistic and system-based interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare that addresses the multi-dimensional needs and community risks of diverse and vulnerable populations across the lifespan within legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks and implications to nursing practice.
- Promote healthy communities by assessing resources, including the impact of current client technology and informatics, on the delivery of safe, caring, and compassionate interprofessional and intraprofessional care in the community.
- Evaluate strategies to advocate for and influence healthcare policy, social justice, and health equity on behalf of clients, families, populations, and communities.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate nursing leadership and management principles using clinical reasoning and judgment to plan quality and culturally sensitive care for diverse populations.
- Identify processes for developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based quality standards and system-based practices in the provision of healthcare services and patient advocacy.
- Use nursing management tools, technologies, and informatics in the provision of safe effective patient/client centered care as interprofessional and intraprofessional members of the healthcare team.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze factors that facilitate development into the professional baccalaureate role including active inquiry, lifelong learning, and the impact of global health.
- Apply the nursing process for diverse populations consistent with theories, evidence-based practice (EBP), and systems-based practices as a basis for compassionate, holistic multidimensional care across the lifespan.
- Utilize clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills to practice safe patient/client-centered care for patients and families in collaboration with the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply nursing theories influencing the holistic/multidimensional needs of adult patients with chronic disease and compromised multiple health states in order to promote health, provide restorative and supportive care, and the clinical prevention of disease.
- Develop a plan of care using evidence-based standards of care and integrated findings from structured and unstructured data collection tools for patients with chronic disease and compromised multiple health states.
- Develop teaching plans for adult patients and families dealing with chronic disease, compromised multiple health states, and hospice or palliative care considering safety and cultural, spiritual, ethnic, and social diversity.
The courses listed below are required to fulfill the co-requisite requirement. In addition to the courses listed below, 7 hours of electives will be required and select your electives with your dedicated Lamar University Academic Advisor.
English – 6 hours
History – 6 hours
Math – 6 hours
Political Science – 6 hours
Communication – 3 hours
Creative Arts – 3 hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture – 3 hours
Social Behavioral Science – 3 hours
Life/Physical Science - Six hours of Lab Sciences required. Must be in BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402
