RN-BSN-MSN Program
As health care shifts from hospital-centered, inpatient care to primary and preventive care, the health system requires registered nurses who not only can practice across multiple settings but can function with more. Gain that professional flexibility with Bloomsburg University's RN-BSN-MSN program — administered through a nationally recognized leader in nursing education with a strong reputation of facilitating adult learners to achieve professional goals, making it a perfect fit for registered nurses seeking to continue their education toward the BSN and MSN.
There's been a movement to increase the number of baccalaureate and master-prepared nurses in the workforce due to the rapidly expanding need for clinical knowledge and mounting complexities in health care, mandating that nurses possess educational preparation commensurate with the diversified responsibilities required of them.
This can be done conveniently online through our RN-BSN-MSN program that allows registered nurses to obtain both the BSN and MSN in a condensed timeframe, along with a reduction in cost. Programs are taught by faculty who are committed and experienced in their specialty. The BSN curriculum and core curriculum of the MSN component are fully online. Students will be required to attend classes on campus once they enter the clinical component of their specialty track. Presently, all programs are offered on the Bloomsburg and Dixon Center campuses of the State System.
Course Planning and Sequence
RN-BSN-MSN Program
Program Director
Noreen Chikotas, D.Ed., CRNP
nchikota@bloomu.edu | 570-389-4609
3211 McCormick Center
Phone: 570-389-4609
Fax: 570-389-5008
RN-BSN-MSN Admission Requirements
All applicants will initially apply to the RN-BSN program with provisional admission to the MSN program of their choice. Once the required undergraduate credits, the application process below, and acceptance into the MSN program of their choice is completed the student can then begin the graduate work towards their specialty.
The following application materials should be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions upon application to the RN-BSN program.
- Proof of an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited college (via transcript)
- An undergraduate quality point average (QPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Any other official secondary school transcripts and/or official college transcript from each school attended, regardless of whether credit was earned at the other
institution(s) - A license to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania
- Online application to the RN-BSN Program
The following criteria will be submitted and evaluated after completion of ALL BSN coursework and prior to starting Graduate coursework:
- A minimum of one year of direct care clinical practice within the past two years in the selected clinical specialty area (for the adult nurse practitioner option, this direct care experience must be in adult health)
- An undergraduate quality point average (QPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale upon completion of the BSN from Bloomsburg University
- Three current letters of professional and/or academic recommendation
- A resume which includes description of professional nursing or clinical experience
- A narrative describing personal and professional goals for graduate education (rationale and goals for the selected area of advanced practice must be included)
- Interview following submission and screening of admission materials with program director and for the NP option(s) with members of the graduate council
- Applications are due Aug. 1 or Jan. 1 for the NP options and are on a rolling basis for the nursing administration and community health nurse options. The nurse anesthesia program is not an option in the RN-BSN-MSN program.
Non-Pennsylvania Applicants
Bloomsburg University is not authorized to accept students residing outside of Pennsylvania into the RN-BSN-MSN online program at this time. We're currently working on becoming authorized in other states, please check back frequently for any updates to state authorization regarding distance education.
CCNE Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree in nursing and the master’s degree in nursing at Bloomsburg University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
