The University of North Carolina is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC offers a fully accredited RN to BSN program that leads to a bachelor degree in nursing. This accelerated program has online classes for the bulk of the program while lab and clinicals are done at local health care facilities, making this a convenient program for working nurses. The program is 122 credits in length, with 35 credits awarded for previous nursing experience. Students who already have an associate degree will be given 60 credits of general education requirements as well. Program coursework includes physical assessment, research in nursing practice, leadership in nursing practice, contemporary issues in nursing practice and improving nursing practice. Generally, it takes about one to two years to complete the program.
University of North Carolina
130 Mason Farm Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-966-4260
unc.edu
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a public, historically black university that offers a fully accredited RN to BSN program. WSSU offers classes at 15 off-site locations to make it easier for working nurses. Coursework includes dynamics of professional nursing, assessment for health alterations, nursing research, gerontological nursing and community health nursing. Graduates of the 126-credit program earn a bachelor degree in nursing. The program typically takes one to two years to complete, not including prerequisite classes.
Winston-Salem State University
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
336-750-2000
wssu.edu?
Western Carolina University is a public school located in Cullowhee, in the western part of the state. WCU's accredited nursing program is primarily offered online, and students are only required to meet in class at the beginning and end of each term. This is a 120-credit hour program; however, students must have already earned 60 college credits to enter the program. Some of the classes in this program include professional transitions in nursing, clinical update for RNs, nursing leadership, nursing research and community health nursing. Generally, it takes one to two years to complete this program.
Western Carolina University
University Way
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828-227-7044
wcu.edu