RN to BSN Program Updates and Term Structures

To assist you in completing your degree in as little as 15 months, BSN program courses are structured in an 8-week format. This allows you to focus on one course at a time while you accumulate credits in a shorter timeframe than traditional programs. The schedule also includes four 1-week breaks per year.

The School of Nursing and Health Professions undergraduate nursing program courses are offered in two 8-week sessions within a larger, overarching term. Each term on the Undergraduate Nursing Academic Calendar has been designed specifically for our undergraduate nursing students so that the total number of credits you take in both consecutive 8-week sessions is used to determine eligibility for financial aid and deferrals on repayment of student loans while in school. This allows you the option to take courses consecutively instead of at the same time and still maintain eligibility for financial aid.

When registering for each your courses:

• You will only have to pay for each 8-week session when you register.
• Students who drop an 8-week session course(s) before they start will receive a 100% tuition refund.
• Nursing students are encouraged to speak with a nursing advisor before registering for each session.
• New BSN program applicants wanting to start the program can register until three days before the session starts. Call the Office of Admission staff in order to register for one of the six start dates per year. Call 609-777-5680 or email admissions@tesu.edu for more information.

RN-BSN program applicants are urged to contact the Office of Admission staff in order to register for one of the six start dates per year. Call 609-777-5680 or email admissions@tesu.edu for more information.

New BSN program applicants wanting to start the program in Session 2 can register until three days before the session starts.

When you register for a session in Student Self Service, look for "Nursing – Session 1" and "Nursing - Session 2" in the Course Type filter. Select the 8-week course you want in each session.

Please note: Students using financial aid will benefit from the 8-week structure because they can take 6 credits consecutively instead of concurrently if they choose. In determining financial aid eligibility for undergraduate nursing students, enrollment status is determined as a sum of the number of credits in which students are enrolled in two consecutive 8-week sessions. For example, a student who is in one 3 credit course in the first 8-weeks and one 3 credit course in the second 8 weeks is enrolled in a total of 6 credits and will be reported as ‘half time.’ If a student drops a course in one 8-week session, the enrollment status will be reported retroactively as less than half time as of the drop/withdrawal date.

*TECEP Exams, e-pack, and PLA courses are not approved for Financial Aid.

During each of the 8-week sessions all nursing courses and the following general education courses are offered:

• SOS-1100: Critical Information Literacy (offered Session 1 and Session 2)
• HPS-2000: Statistics for Health Professions (offered Session 1 only)
• COM-2090: Public Speaking (offered Session 2 only)
• MAT-1050: Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics (offered Sesion 2 only)
• ETH-2300: Ethics in the Digital Age (offered Session 1 only)
• POS-1100: American Government (offered Session 1 only)

The first 8-week session will start the same day as all other courses in the traditional term but will end within 8 weeks. Your second 8-week session will not begin until after your first session ends. For example, in the March term, your first session starts March 7 and your second session starts May 2. During each of the 8-week sessions, students can choose to complete a nursing course or one of approximately six general education courses. Learn more about the term schedules.

It is imperative that you make an advising appointment to plan your schedule. Assignments in nursing courses have been revised to allow you a short break between each 8-week session, regardless of calendar start dates. Please review the Course Withdrawals and Refunds policy if you determine you need to withdraw.