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How to Earn Your BSN

Earning your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to B.S.N.)

(You must have a 2.0 GPA or better in prior nursing courses to be accepted)

Meet with a Penn State representative to complete your transfer credit worksheet

Apply for admission to Penn State Abington

https://www.psu.edu/admission/undergraduate 

Transfer courses from your previous institution that fulfill Penn State General Education requirements

Earn up to 33 credits in the RN to B.S.N. program by submitting your RN license for portfolio assessment

Take courses at Penn State Abington to satisfy any remaining General Education requirements 

Complete your Penn State nursing courses (28 credits) and any remaining general education requirements (36 of your final 60 credits must be from Penn State)

(120 credits)

Penn State Abington RN to BSN

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Contacts

Brenda Holtzer, Ph.D., RN, PCNS-BC
RN to B.S.N. Nursing Program Director
and Associate Teaching Professor
Penn State Abington
215-881-7398
[email protected]

Ashley Anthony
Director of Transfer Admissions
215-881-7349
[email protected]

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