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EduNurse
RN-BSN

RN to BSN

Offered by Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, Arizona

Overview

Duration 12 months
Accreditor CCNE
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 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Transcripts

PMI's BSN is an online RN to BSN completion program only (pre-licensure in Tucson is the ADN). Requires an active unencumbered RN license and current employment as an RN, 79 transferable semester credits (42 nursing, 25 general education, 12 related) from an accredited institution with C or better, and general education in English, biological sciences (A&P, microbiology) and social sciences before admission. About 1 year / 3 semesters; next listed class start January 6.

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 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Certifications

1

Application basics

2

Experience

1