The RN/BA Online Degree Completion Program is designed for the RN with an Associate degree or diploma who seeks a bachelor's degree in nursing. The BA degree includes general education courses, nursing prerequisite (statistics) and concentrated nursing courses. General education requirements of the College are waived if you have a bachelor's degree in another field including writing intensive. If you have an associate of arts degree or have met the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, the majority of your general education requirements are satisfied. All additional education requirements and the prerequisites need to be completed before the start of the nursing courses.

Academic programs will be individualized based on previous educational experience. You need 128 credits to graduate. Of these, 38 must be taken in the RN/BA Degree Completion Program. We will assist you with program planning.

The RN/BA Degree Completion Program is designed to build on your experience as a registered nurse. Twenty semester credits, at $50 per credit, in nursing are credited toward the BA degree upon successful validation of prior learning by means of a portfolio that documents what you have experienced as an RN.

Public Health Certification

Successful completion of the program qualifies you to apply for public health certification.

Accreditation

The Department of Nursing and The College of St. Scholastica are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the Minnesota State Board of Nursing.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the program or would like to learn more about how to register contact RN/BA Online Program:

Mail Address:
The College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Ave
Duluth, MN 55811

	Susan Hyndman, Ed., R.N. Chair, Department of Non-Traditional Undergraduate Nursing (RN/BA and Post Baccalaureate Nursing Programs) Email: shyndman@css.edu Office: Science 3110C Phone: (218) 723-6783
	Pam Olson Coordinator, Graduate & Non-Traditional Undergrad Nursing, School of Nursing Email: polson@css.edu Office: Science 3110 Phone: (218) 723-5975