Nursing (RN-to-BSN)
Competency-Based
Prepare for leadership positions in nursing or continue developing your expertise through our master’s program.
Reach the Next Level
Our competency-based RN-to-BSN degree program recognizes the skills you’ve already learned as a registered nurse or student nurse. We are dedicated to helping you grow and deepen your knowledge to demonstrate competency and clinical judgment at the baccalaureate level.
You will prepare to move beyond direct care by gaining an understanding of financial considerations, staffing patterns, policy and advocacy through evidence-based practice and research, population-focused care and training in leadership and management.
How to Apply
Basic qualifications to enter our RN-to-BSN program:
- You currently hold or will test for an RN License soon
- Your RN License is/will be a Texas or compact State License (Verify compact Licensures)
Our two step admission process which can be done concurrently is:
Applications are continually accepted. Apply anytime!
Synopsis of our program
- Consists of Texas Core Curriculum and Nursing Support Courses (taken prior to applying or you may complete after acceptance)
- 10 courses (30 credits) taken in 7 week terms
- Cost per term is $1000 plus books and materials (can take 1-2 courses per term)
- Clinical activities completed in your community or place of employment
Is this Program a Good Fit for You?
Students in the RN-to-BSN program are typically interested in:
- Decreasing the time to achieve a bachelor’s degree through dual enrollment
- Career advancement while maintaining a career or family
- Management and leadership roles
- Graduate-level study
See Yourself Succeed with a Degree in Nursing
Career Expansion
Deepen your knowledge and skills as you prepare for leadership roles such as nursing manager or clinical nurse specialist.
Nationally Accredited Program
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at A&M-Commerce is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Hands-on Learning Experiences
Broaden your real-world skills through project-based clinical experiences in your community.
Experienced Faculty
Work side-by-side with our highly-trained and knowledgeable faculty.
Tracks to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
We offer two tracks to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing:
Pre-Licensure BSN
Don’t have your RN license yet? Our pre-licensure BSN program will help you prepare to become a nurse and enter the medical field with your bachelor’s degree.
RN-to-BSN
The RN-to-BSN program is for students who currently hold or will test for an RN License soon. This fully online track gives you the flexibility you need as a working professional. You can complete your local community college’s core curriculum and nursing support courses before transferring to our BSN program. If you are still working toward your RN license, you can take classes required for our RN-to-BSN program.
Our coursework is designed to meet the Texas Board of Nursing Differentiated Competencies for a BSN and expand your knowledge and skills. As part of this program, you will focus on community, leadership and management, research, ethics, genetics, policy, informatics, older adults, and quality and safety.
Apply today by filling out the RN-to-BSN application and submitting it along with your unofficial transcript to the Department of Nursing. If you have not applied to the University, you will need to apply for admission to Texas A&M-Commerce also. You can submit both applications concurrently.
Applications are continually accepted. Apply anytime!
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
A degree in nursing offers the opportunity to:
- Develop leadership skills to move into management
- Build on your nursing foundation and experiences
- Prepare for graduate study and contribute to research teams
- Step into advanced practice roles, including nurse practitioner and certified RN anesthetist
rn-to-bsn courses
- NURS 3310 Professional Role Development and Practice Issues
- NURS 3314 Health Assessment for the RN
- NURS 4343 Nursing Research for the RN
- NURS 4382 Informatics
- NURS 4460 Rural and Community Health Nursing for the RN*
- NURS 4322 Policy and Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice
- NURS 4240 Older Adult Health Management for the RN*
- NURS 4384 Nursing Genetics and Genomics
- NURS 4461 Leadership in Professional Nursing for the RN*
- NURS 4207 Quality Care and Patient Safety in Professional Nursing Practice
*Denotes Clinical Course
Featured Courses
Course Delivery
Our competency-based program is fully online, so you can tailor your studies around your career and family obligations as a full-time or part-time student. Our faculty will help coordinate hands-on clinical components in your community to broaden your real-world experience.
Program Costs
Whether you pursue your BSN on a full-time or part-time basis, your tuition and fees for our competency-based program are covered under a flat rate of $1000 per 7-week term plus books and materials.
We are here to help!
Contact Us
- Department of Nursing
- 903.886.5315
- 903.886.5729
- [email protected]
- 2210 Highway 24
- Commerce, TX 75429
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011
