The flexible curriculum of Indiana University’s online RN to BSN Degree Completion Option allows you to work toward your Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at your own pace. With part-time study, you can graduate in 18 or 24 months after you’ve finished your general education coursework.
Earn your BSN in 18 or 24 months
What qualifies as part-time study?
You may enter the RN to BSN Degree Completion Option in the fall semester, the spring semester, or the summer session. The program is structured so that:
- Fall and spring semesters are divided into two eight-week terms.
- Summer sessions are divided into two six-week terms.
If you take three courses per semester or summer session, you can graduate in 18 months.
If you take two courses per semester or summer session, you can graduate in 24 months.
All RN to BSN nursing courses are available year-round.
Sample schedules
You must take B331 first and R470 last. They are offered both terms. All other nursing courses may be taken in any order you wish.
All courses listed here are 3 credit hours each.
Sample schedule—18 months
Semester 1
- Term 1 or 2: B331 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice
- Term 2: H355 Data Analysis
- Term 2: R375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Semester 2
- Term 1: S474 Applied Healthcare Ethics
- Term 1: Nursing Elective
- Term 2: S475 Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community
Semester 3
- Term 1: B304 Health Policy
- Term 1: Nursing Elective
- Term 2: S487 Nursing Management
Semester 4
- Term 1: B404 Informatics
- Term 1 or 2: R470 Clinical Baccalaureate Nursing Capstone
Sample schedule—24 months
Semester 1
- Term 1 or 2: B331 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice
- Term 2: Nursing Elective
Semester 2
- Term 1: B304 Health Policy
- Term 2: H355 Data Analysis
Semester 3
- Term 1: S474 Applied Healthcare Ethics
- Term 2: S475 Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community
Semester 4
- Term 1: B404 Informatics
- Term 2: S487 Nursing Management
Semester 5
- Term 1: Nursing Elective
- Term 2: R375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Semester 6
- Term 1 or 2: R470 Clinical Baccalaureate Nursing Capstone