A completion program for licensed registered nurses with an ADN, ASN or nursing diploma who want a bachelor's in nursing. Most courses are online and build on the RN license you already hold.
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared RNs for roles requiring expanded leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice competencies, and many hospitals require the BSN for advancement.
Getting in
What Austin Community College District asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examNone required
Minimum GPA2.5
Recommendation letters1
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
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Prerequisite courses
ACC offers only an RN-to-BSN (no pre-licensure BSN); requires a current unencumbered Texas or compact RN license, one recommendation letter from nursing faculty or employer, C in all prior nursing coursework with nursing GPA 2.5, and prerequisites completed with GPA 2.5 and C or higher each. Deadlines: Fall 2026 July 15, 2026; Spring 2027 December 1, 2026. Full-time track 3 semesters (as little as 12 months), part-time 5 semesters.
