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 Florida Gateway College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examNone required
Minimum GPA2.5
Recommendation letters1
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Letter of interest
Resume
Transcripts
CPR certification
Background check
Drug screen
Prerequisite courses
RN to BSN only (100% online, no prelicensure BSN); requires ASDN from a regionally accredited college and a current unencumbered Florida RN license (may start without it but must hold it by the end of the first minimester). Two applications (FGC Baccalaureate and RN-BSN program), a paragraph on reasons for pursuing the BSN, one signed professional recommendation, resume, AHA BLS card, Level II background check and 10-panel drug plus alcohol screen; C or better in general education and 2.5 GPA in ASDN prerequisites. Deadlines Nov 15 for spring (January) and June 15 for fall (August); 30 upper-division credits, in-state tuition $3,730 ($120.33/credit).
