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RN-BSN

RN to BSN

Offered by Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut

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 Sacred Heart University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Minimum GPA 2.5
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 Sacred Heart University. Open a category to see each one.

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

2

Acceptees

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

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ave

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toSacred Heart University

SHU BSN class of 2030 · Sacred Heart University · Connecticut

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Morgan

#Current student Accepted toSacred Heart University

Nursing student at Sacred Heart University · CT

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suehailey

#Current student Accepted toSacred Heart University

SHU nursing student · Connecticut · class of 2026

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gracie calderone

#Licensed#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toSacred Heart University

RN · nurse life in CT

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Isabella Katz

#Current student Accepted toSacred Heart University

Nursing student at Sacred Heart University · Connecticut

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alexia

#Graduated Accepted toSacred Heart University

Sacred Heart grad · CT nurse life

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