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Online RN to BSN

Online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)

Advance your nursing career with the online RN to BSN program at Montclair State University.

Expand your knowledge, critical thinking and ability to use best evidence for practice.
Build upon your experience as you enrich your leadership skills.
Integrate theory and practice to address the complex needs of persons and families in the context of community and a rapidly changing health care system.

Register for an information session hosted by the School of Nursing and learn more about the Online RN to BSN degree program.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Graduates of the RN to BSN program will be prepared to:

Use evidence-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as the basis for practice.
Manage emerging information technology to enhance nursing practice and improve care outcomes.
Demonstrate effective communication in their professional relationships and in community settings.
Exhibit commitment to diversity, social justice, and health equality.
Collaborate and lead trans-professional teams to provide care that contributes to safe and high-quality outcomes.

Flexible Curriculum

Our program was designed with your schedule as a working professional nurse in mind.

Students have the option to progress in a self-paced or accelerated format.
Didactic coursework is completed in a convenient asynchronous online format.
Students will be required to complete clinical hours in a local community setting.

View Curriculum

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Transfer Credit Evaluation

RNs who received their associate degree or diploma from an accredited institution may transfer general education, prerequisite science, and pre-licensure nursing courses.
You will be awarded an additional 30 competency credits for passing the NCLEX-RN examination.
Upon acceptance into Montclair, you are also eligible to transfer a 3-credit-hour statistics course that was completed at an accredited institution within the past 5 years.

The final 27-30 credits counted towards your degree must be completed at Montclair.

Cost and Financial Aid

As a public university, Montclair is among the most affordable options in the state.

The School of Nursing is proud to partner with Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, Atlantic Health Systems and St. Joseph’s University Medical Center to provide a 20% tuition discount to eligible RNs.

Please contact the School of Nursing for additional information on select employer tuition discount programs available to RNs.

Admission Requirements

Completion of the online application.
All official transcripts.
Graduate of an accredited associate degree or diploma program, with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA.
Licensure as an RN in New Jersey in good standing or eligibility for RN licensure in NJ if a new graduate*.

*Nursing students currently enrolled in an associate degree or diploma program, who will complete the program prior to the first day of class at Montclair, are encouraged to apply. These students must pass the NCLEX examination within six months of matriculation.

We are now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 semester.