The one-of-a-kind Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing pathway is developed for today’s registered nurse. It allows practicing nurses the opportunity to build a degree based on the nurse’s career needs. The USF nurse can focus on ambulatory care nursing, leadership/management, patient/staff education and/or clinical excellence.
The program is fully web-based with options of completion in five part-time semesters or three full-time semesters (with program director approval). USF nursing students partake in experiential learning hours, allowing them to apply the knowledge and skills to clinical practice.
The RN to BSN program is for students currently licensed to practice as registered nurses. The RN to BSN option allows an RN with a diploma or an associate degree in nursing from a regionally accredited school to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Applicants must meet the following requirements before applying for this program:Students must be admitted by the USF Tampa Undergraduate Admissions Office before they can submit their application to the College of Nursing (students must have USF Tampa campus as their home campus).
To learn more about admissions requirements and prerequisites, consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
Important Notification:
All admitted nursing students are required to complete a background check, immunization verification, and drug screening. Additionally, students will be required to provide proof of current health insurance. Admitted students will be provided with the steps to complete this process.
Please refer to the catalog for your academic year. Visit the online Undergraduate Catalog, select the appropriate catalog year, choose the College of Nursing, and select Admissions Requirements for more information.
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The College of Nursing offers a BSN for registered nurses. This degree consists of 30 hours of coursework.
For information about curriculum, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
This program of studies has been organized into four clusters: Leadership/Management OR Patient/Staff Education OR Clinical Excellence OR Ambulatory Care.
Be sure to contact your advisor to declare a cluster and get a listing of electives.
Sample cluster courses include:
Course Number | Course Name |
Leadership/Management | |
NSP 4880 | Foundation of Healthcare Quality Improvement/Patient Safety |
NSP 4850 | Fundamental of Health Care Finance for RNs |
Patient/Staff Education | |
NSP 4148 | Simulation for Nursing Practice |
Clinical Excellence | |
NUR 4069 | Health Assessment |
NUR 4128 | Pathophysiology/Pharmacology Update for RNs |
NUR 3678 | Vulnerable Populations |
NSP 4545 | Substance Abuse across the Life Span (Writing Intensive) |
NUR 3286 | Ethical/Legal |
NUR 4825 | Healthy Aging |
Ambulatory Care | |
NSP 3875 | Digital Health |
NUR 4690 | Ambulatory Care Nursing |
NUR 4888 | Coordination of Care in Nursing |
Experiential Learning Hours
The RN to BSN curriculum is designed to integrate new practice related knowledge and skills to function in the professional role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Experiential Learning is a required element in three of the core courses. Students in NUR 4828C complete their Experiential Learning hours at their place of employment if the facility approves. It is the expectation that the student would have an opportunity in this situation to gain a broader and deeper perspective of his or her own organization, as well as for the employer to have the opportunity to provide a forum for professional growth within the organization for the employee. Additional hours are incorporated in NUR 4169C and NUR 4634C to meet student learning outcomes in Evidence Based Practice and Population Health through faculty guided experiences.
An appropriate practicum facility allows students to complete the following tasks:Interested students who meet the minimum published criteria are encouraged to apply by deadline for each term. Follow the steps below to successfully apply for the RN to BSN program (current USF students may skip step 1):
Submit a degree-seeking application to Undergraduate Admissions. For questions regarding undergraduate admissions (including USF deadlines), please call (813) 974-3350 or check the website.
Required documentation: Submit official transcripts from every college or university attended directly to the USF Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC1036, Tampa, FL 33620-6900. Transcripts will not be considered until they are received, opened, and processed in the system by the Undergraduate Admissions office. Please request a hard copy of your ASN transcripts to be sent to USF Undergraduate Admissions. Sending the transcript electronically may delay your admission to USF.
Once you have completed step 1, and have been admitted as an undergraduate pre-nursing student at USF, complete the College of Nursing application (SOAR). The application requires a university identification number (UID) to apply.
Please note the following: If you are still completing your prerequisite coursework, have not yet graduated with your ASN degree, or have not yet received your RN license, please wait to apply through SOAR. The College of Nursing can only consider applicants who meet all the minimum criteria.
Apple users, please note: The SOAR application is not compatible with the Safari internet browser; please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as an alternative.
All steps in the application process must be completed by 5 p.m. on the deadline for the application term.
Term | SOAR Application Open | Deadline to Apply |
Spring 2021 | September 4, 2020 | November 6, 2020 @ 5 p.m. |
Summer 2021 | February 5, 2021 | April 2, 2021 @ 5 p.m. |
Fall 2021 | April 30, 2021 | July 2, 2021 @ 5 p.m. |
Important: The RN to BSN curriculum is designed to integrate new practice related knowledge and skills in the student’s professional role as a baccalaureate prepared nurse. Core courses include required Experiential Learning hours and students admitted to the RN to BSN major are expected to complete their practicums at their place of employment.
A student who is not employed as an RN has two options to choose from:
Summer 2021 RN - BS Orientation |
April 30, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |