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 University of Akron Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance examNone required
Minimum GPA2.75
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Prerequisite courses
Transcripts
Background check
Drug screen
CPR certification
Immunizations
Admission to the nursing major requires a 2.75 prerequisite GPA and 2.75 prerequisite science GPA with C or better in all 33-34 prerequisite credits (C- must be repeated), completed by the end of spring. A priority pool (pre-nursing students enrolled before spring) and a secondary pool (repeated sciences) are ranked by science GPA, 5 seats reserved for Army ROTC; decisions by June 30 for fall start only. Yearly background check and urine screen at student expense, AHA BLS, TB test and flu vaccine. No entrance exam stated; main site blocked fetching so the bulletin is the source.
