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 College of Central Florida asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examNone required
Minimum GPA2.5
Application fee$30
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Transcripts
CPR certification
Background check
Prerequisite courses
RN-BSN only (CF has no prelicensure BSN); requires active unencumbered Florida RN license or recent ADN graduation, AHA BLS, 2.50 GPA in general education/lower-division nursing courses and 2.0 all-college GPA. Deadlines Dec 1 (spring), April 15 (summer; program web page says April 1), July 15 (fall); separate CF application ($30) plus RN-BSN application; fingerprint background check ($55) after acceptance. Full time 3 semesters, part time 4; upper-division tuition $5,041.53 FL resident (39 credits at $129.27).
