Nursing RN to BSN (Online)

  • BSN
  • Major
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Want to stay competitive as a nurse? Montclair’s flexible online RN to BSN program is designed to help working registered nurses level up their careers. 

Take Your Career to the Next Level With a BSN:

  • Enhance Your Nursing Practice: Build on your existing experience and strengthen essential skills in critical thinking, leadership, communication, and evidence-based practice — all of which contribute to safer, higher-quality patient outcomes. You'll also learn how to manage emerging healthcare technologies to improve care delivery.
  • Prepare for Expanded Roles: Graduates of Montclair’s RN to BSN program are equipped to collaborate with and lead trans-professional teams, communicate effectively across healthcare and community settings, and advocate for diversity, social justice, and health equity in their work.
  • Explore Careers Beyond the Bedside: A BSN opens doors to high-paying non-clinical roles in administration, research, leadership, pharmaceutical sales, and legal nurse consulting — allowing you to use your expertise in new and impactful ways.

Choose between an accelerated or self-paced format to earn your degree on your own schedule. Transfer credits from your associate’s degree or diploma, and receive 30 credits for passing the NCLEX-RN — helping you graduate even faster.

 

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree program in nursing at Montclair State University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Earn Your Bachelor of Science in Nursing Online

Montclair’s RN to BSN program is one of the most flexible in New Jersey — built with busy, working nurses in mind.

All courses in the RN to BSN program are fully online and asynchronous, giving you the freedom to learn when and where it works best for you. Whether you’re balancing work, family, or both, you’ll have 24/7 access to course materials, lectures, and assignments — so you can stay on track without sacrificing your schedule.

See the curriculum.

In addition to online coursework, students complete 90 in-person clinical practicum hours. These hours offer vital hands-on experience and help you apply what you’re learning in real-world settings. In many cases, you may be able to complete them at your current place of employment — making the program even more convenient for working nurses.

Featured Course: Integration Practicum (NURS 440)

In Integration Practicum, you’ll work closely with a clinical mentor to practice leadership, apply evidence-based care, and sharpen your communication and decision-making skills. This course helps you synthesize what you’ve learned throughout the BSN program and prove you’re ready to lead in real healthcare settings.

It’s the final step in the RN to BSN journey — a chance to pull everything together and put your advanced nursing skills into action.

Transfer Credit Evaluation

If you earned your associate degree or diploma from an accredited institution, you may transfer general education, prerequisite science, and pre-licensure nursing courses. You’ll also be awarded 30 competency credits for passing the NCLEX-RN. You may also transfer a 3-credit statistics course completed within the past five years at an accredited institution. The final 27–30 credits must be earned at Montclair.

Cost & Financial Aid

As a public institution, Montclair offers one of the most affordable nursing programs in New Jersey. The School of Nursing proudly partners with Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, and St. Joseph’s University Medical Center to provide a 20% tuition discount for eligible employees enrolled in Montclair’s RN to BSN program.

Admission Requirements

To apply to Montclair’s RN to BSN program, you’ll need to:

  • Complete the online application
  • Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended
  • Be a graduate of an accredited associate degree or diploma program with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA
  • Hold an active RN license in New Jersey in good standing — or be eligible for NJ licensure as a new graduate*

*Nursing students currently completing their associate degree or diploma may apply, as long as they will finish before the first day of classes at Montclair. These students must pass the NCLEX-RN within six months of starting the program.


Among the Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees

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For the first time, Montclair’s online bachelor’s degrees have 

been ranked among the top programs in the country in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings.
 

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