RN-BSN

RN to BSN

Offered by Lackawanna College Scranton, Pennsylvania

Overview

Tuition $17,950

Accreditor CNEA

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 Lackawanna College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required

Minimum GPA 2.0

Application fee Free

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts

Lackawanna has no traditional pre-licensure BSN; its only bachelor's in nursing is an online RN-BSN completion program (entry-level nursing is the Associate Degree in Nursing). RN-BSN requires a current unencumbered RN license, official college transcripts supporting the ADN/diploma, and a 2.0 cumulative GPA (C or better in major/core courses); 41 credits awarded for the RN license toward the 123-credit degree, $299 per credit, no application fee, classes offered year-round.

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 Lackawanna College. Open a category to see each one.