RN to BSN/CEP

Program Description

The RN to BSN program is designed for current CA-licensed Registered Nurses wishing to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The RN to BSN program admits students for Fall semester each year. Applications are accepted throughout the calendar year, with the application deadline of June 15th for the same year's Fall admission. 

The CSUSB RN to BSN program follows a hybrid model. All theory courses are delivered online, while clinical experiences are conducted in person at designated clinical sites.

Students are expected to log on to the learning management system and participate in course discussions during online activities. There are two clinical rotations in the program that requires students to attend pre-arranged community or hospital agencies. Before being able to complete this learning activity, students must demonstrate compliance with the nursing department requirements.

Visit the RN to BSN Admissions page or attend an RN to BSN Information Session for more information.

For additional inquiries, contact RN-BSNinfo@csusb.edu

RN to BSN Roadmap

For questions about the RN-BSN Semester roadmaps, please contact the RN to BSN Program Director/Coordinators. Contact information is found on the Nursing Faculty & Staff page.

RN to BSN Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply established and evolving knowledge from nursing and other disciplines, including liberal arts and natural and social sciences, using critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in the practice of nursing.
2. Deliver person-centered care that is holistic, individualized, just, inclusive, equitable, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, empowering, and responsive to determinants of health.
3. Provide population health spanning health promotion to disease prevention and management through collaborative activities and advocacy, including both traditional and non-traditional partnerships with affected communities, public health, industry, academia, local government entities, and others for the improvement of equitable health outcomes.
4. Demonstrate scholarship for the nursing discipline through appraisal, synthesis, application, and dissemination of nursing knowledge to improve health and transform health care.
5. Use established and emerging principles of safety and improvement science to enhance quality and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
6. Collaborate within the interprofessional team, including patients, families, and communities, to improve outcomes, optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and advocate for comprehensive and safe delivery of healthcare.
7. Collaborate within the interprofessional team, including patients, families, and communities, to improve outcomes, optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and advocate for comprehensive and safe delivery of healthcare.
8. Use informatics processes and healthcare, information, and communication technologies to gather data, make decisions, and support the interprofessional team to manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient care in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
9. Cultivate a sustainable professional identity, including accountability, respect, integrity, a collaborative disposition, and ethical behavior, that supports social justice and reflects nursing’s characteristics and values.
10. Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, contribute to lifelong learning, and support the acquisition of nursing expertise and development of leadership attributes.