An online RN-to-BSN program that prepares you for new opportunities in nursing leadership.
As the population of patients continues to grow, the need for highly qualified nurses and nurse leaders to provide quality care and promote positive health outcomes increases. Designed specifically for current registered nurses seeking to further their education and advance their careers, this fully online program offers the flexibility to balance your studies with the demanding schedule of a professional nurse. Featuring an accelerated format with seven-week courses, our affordable RN-to-BSN online program allows you to transfer up to 96 credits, including up to 40 credits from an associate degree in nursing, so that you can earn your degree in 16 months.
Taught by experienced nurse educators, our program explores key topics such as nursing informatics, research, community health and more. Through a curriculum that is focused on evidence-based practice and team-based learning, you will learn how to be a caring advocate for the access to quality health care for all individuals and communities. Our online RN-to-BSN program requires the completion of 30 hours of community service, as well as a community or teaching/learning project. Our practicum faculty will facilitate both components.
You will also have the unique opportunity to travel to Florence, Italy, to explore the country’s health care and culture. This course will be offered alternate spring terms.
Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, our program provides the opportunity to take advantage of joint admissions agreements through several Boston-area community colleges.
Try Before Committing
At Emmanuel College, we are confident in the value of our online programs. Before you fully enroll in our RN-to-BSN program, you can try out classes as a non-matriculated student to see if the program is right for you.
Increase your potential for providing quality patient care and become an in-demand nurse leader with Emmanuel College’s online RN-to-BSN program.
Now more than ever, the changing healthcare industry is seeking educated, experienced and credentialed nurses to care for a diverse and growing patient population, promote health and wellness and improve the quality of patient outcomes. Emmanuel’s Online RN-to-BSN program is specifically designed for registered nurses looking to further their education and translate their talents and training into meaningful new career opportunities through an accelerated, affordable and online experience.
The core concepts of nursing give the Department of Nursing philosophy and foundational components direction to the development of the baccalaureate curriculum. From considerations of the relationship of parts to the whole of the Emmanuel College educational experience, course outcomes, content and sequencing of courses evolved for the baccalaureate program.
Recognize the value of baccalaureate education for personal and professional growth.
Expand a personal philosophy of nursing through reflection on the Catholic intellectual tradition to effect positive outcomes for care-recipients within the context of their environments.
Recognize the need for accountability in nursing practice.
Assume accountability for evidence and knowledge based nursing practice and responsibility for involvement as a citizen knowledgeable in interprofessonal health care systems.
Integrate basic physiological, psychosocial and spiritual principles into plans of care for individuals who have common acute and chronic illnesses.
Practice as a professional nurse whose care-giving activities reflect the analysis of theoretical knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, nursing and evidence-based practice.
Recognize that caring is the core of nursing practice.
Integrate into the culture of nursing the concepts of caring that foster a relationship between caregiver and care-recipient that results in the achievement of mutually agreed upon outcomes on the health/illness continuum.
Emmanuel College’s Online RN-to-BSN program offers registered nurses the opportunity to build on current clinical skills and training and take the next step in their education and their career.
Participants in the Online RN-to-BSN program:
Emmanuel College maintains articulation agreements with local community colleges to help students make successful transitions into the RN-BSN program. Emmanuel currently maintains agreements with the following institutions:
For the RN-to-BSN program, we can accept up to 96 transfer credits, up to 40 credits awarded for an associate nursing degree or equivalent.
Expand your global perspective of nursing by participating in a travel abroad experience in Florence Italy. Through this unique partnership, you will experience and develop an understanding of the culture and healthcare system of Italy.
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Join us on a video tour of the Maureen Murphy Wilkens School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences’ new nursing laboratory. The space includes the Joanne DiGeronimo and Anthony Migliario Nursing Skills Laboratory, a high-fidelity simulation lab, de-briefing room, new office space and more.
Within the Maureen Murphy Wilkens School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences, students gain the type of hands-on, practical experience that helps them emerge as well-rounded, in-demand nursing professionals.
Nick grew up in a family of medical professionals—his mother and grandmother are both nurses and his father is a paramedic. “I’ve always been surrounded with medical jargon and stories of health incidents, crises, and the rewarding benefits of providing care,” he said.
Janice Bell Meisenhelder, D.N.Sc., R.N., C.N.E., is a Professor of Nursing at Emmanuel College.
Joanne is a 2019 graduate of the Master of Science in Nursing program on the administration track.
Pam Wickett graduated from Emmanuel College with a Master's of Science in Nursing Education in 2019.
John Casey BSN '16 made the most of his time as a student in Emmanuel's RN-to-BSN program, using every lesson as motivation to grow personally and professionally—from learning a foreign language, pursuing new certifications and taking up yoga.
After more than a decade as an RN at New England Baptist Hospital, Castella Edward MSN '16 decided take the next step in her career, building upon experience to enhance her daily practice, take a more active role in policy review and more.
While earning her MSN in nursing education at Emmanuel, Briana Svensson benefited from the "countless differing viewpoints, fresh perspectives and wisdom gained from decades of collective professional experience" that changed her-as a student, a nurse and a person-for the better.
Taking your career further requires a commitment beyond just an average work week. Take the next step in your academic and professional journey.
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