2026-2027 Catalog SVC
Nursing RN to BSN
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Overview
This Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) program is designed for licensed registered nurses, and current SVC associate degree nursing students, to advance their professional knowledge, leadership skills, and career opportunities. Building on prior clinical experience, the curriculum emphasizes person-centered care, leadership, population health, care coordination, evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, informatics, and systems improvement. Flexible course delivery options support working nurses while fostering critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and teamwork.
The RN to BSN aligns with Skagit Valley College’s mission to promote equitable and thriving communities through student achievement, educational access, and lifelong learning. The RN to BSN enhances career opportunities, increases earning potential, and expands professional growth. Many employers prefer a BSN for advancement and specialized roles, and this degree provides a strong foundation for graduate programs to become a nurse practitioner, nurse educator, manager, or researcher. Graduates will be equipped to deliver safe, equitable, and high-quality care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.
Degree Options
The RN to BSN program is designed for individuals who hold a registered nursing license and have completed an associate degree in Nursing (DTA/MRP, AAS-T, AAS, or ATA), with an option for currently enrolled SVC nursing students in good standing to concurrently enroll. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is awarded upon completion of 45 credits of specified 300 and 400 level coursework with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Entry into a master’s program may require a higher GPA for admission, students are responsible for checking specific requirements of graduate institutions prior to application.
Cost of Program
Specific tuition information can be found here. Upper division courses carry a higher tuition rate than lower division courses.
Sample Career Options
Getting a BSN will improve career advancement and earning potential. Many hospitals, government agencies, and specialized roles now require a BSN for management, leadership, or specialized, non-bedside positions.
- Nurse Manager
- Public Health Nurse
- Informatics Nurse
- Nurse Case Manager
- Nurse Researcher
- Nurse in VA or Magnet hospitals
Learning Outcomes
- Human flourishing: Incorporate the knowledge and skills learned in didactic and clinical courses to help patients, families, and communities continually progress toward fulfillment of human capacities.
- Nursing judgement: Make judgements in practice, substantiated with evidence, that synthesize nursing science and knowledge from other disciplines in the provision of safe, quality care and promote the health of patients, families, and communities.
- Professional identity: Express one’s identity as a nurse through actions that reflect integrity; a commitment to evidence-based practice, caring, advocacy and safe, quality care for diverse patients, families, and communities; and a willingness to provide leadership in improving care.
- Spirit of inquiry: Act as an evolving scholar who contributes to the development of the science of nursing practice by identifying questions in need of study, critiquing published research, and using available evidence as a foundation to propose creative, innovative, or evidence-based solutions to clinical practice problems.
Program Admission
Bachelor’s degrees at Skagit Valley College (SVC) are selective admission programs with a separate admissions process. Prospective students must register for and attend a program information session to receive application materials. Applicants will be expected to submit a resume (max 1 page) and a goal statement (max 250 words), complete a program-specific supplemental application form, and meet the following requirements:
- GPA of 2.5 or higher;
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certificate; and
- Hold an active, unencumbered RN license and be a graduate of an accredited associates degree in Nursing program.
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- have successfully completed the first 2 quarters of SVC’s Nursing DTA/MRP program, and be currently enrolled in good standing.
Program Entry Requirements
For the year 26-27, BSN students may begin the program Winter quarter 2027
Students will have two options for entry: 1) as a Registered Nurse; or 2) concurrent enrollment as a first-year Nursing student. All students will need to have completed their general education courses. Students cannot complete BSN clinicals until they have passed the NCLEX and have an RN license.
Option A: Registered Nurse:
- Maintain an active Regeristered Nurse License; and
- Have an Associate’s Degree in Nursing- Registered Nurse (DTA/MRP, AAS-T, AAS, or ATA) with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and the following courses (or approved equivalencies)
Option B: Concurrent SVC Student
- Completed the following general education courses (or approved equivalencies) with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
2. Successful completion of the first 2 quarters of SVC’s ADN program, and in good standing.
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