RN-BSN

RN to BSN

Offered by Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii

Overview

Duration 12–24 months

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 Hawaii Pacific University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.75

Prerequisite courses

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Hawaii Pacific University. Open a category to see each one.

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

5

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

adamsont11

#Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Accepted toHawaii Pacific University

BSN student at Hawaii Pacific University · HI

Camille

#Current student

Accepted toHawaii Pacific University

Nursing student at Hawai'i Pacific · LA and Oahu

Sunshine

#Accepted#Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Accepted toHawaii Pacific University

BSN student at Hawaiʻi Pacific University · accepted in HI

rythefuturenurse

#Current student

Accepted toHawaii Pacific University

CNA turned nursing student · HPU '29 · Hawaii

katelyn 🦈

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Accepted toHawaii Pacific University

HPU BSN '27 · Hawaii nursing student