Build on your experience. Grow your expertise. Redefine what’s possible.

As healthcare evolves, so does the demand for nurses who combine clinical expertise with leadership, compassion, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Emmanuel College’s RN-to-BSN program is designed for registered nurses who are ready to build on their experience, broaden their perspective, and advance their careers in a flexible, supportive learning environment.

Our accelerated, 100% online didactic program features seven-week courses that fit around your schedule, with in-person practicum hours that connect classroom knowledge to real-world impact. It’s the ideal balance of flexibility and hands-on experience—allowing you to grow as both a clinician and a leader. You may transfer up to 96 credits, including up to 40 credits from an associate degree in nursing, and complete your BSN in as little as 16 months.

Taught by experienced nurse educators, the curriculum emphasizes evidence-based practice, nursing informatics, research, and community health. You’ll deepen your understanding of care delivery, explore emerging health technologies, and strengthen your ability to advocate for equitable access to quality care.

In addition to coursework, students complete 30 hours of community service and a community or teaching/learning project, guided by practicum faculty who help connect academic learning with real-world nursing practice.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Emmanuel College has Full Approval Status from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and is accredited by:
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The Curriculum

Emmanuel’s RN-to-BSN program requires 128 credits (32 courses). A cumulative grade point average of C+ or higher is required for completion of this degree. Courses for the RN-to-BSN degree are offered online in seven-week sessions, which are conducted throughout the calendar year.

Program Highlights

Emmanuel’s online RN-to-BSN program helps registered nurses deepen their expertise, strengthen their leadership skills, and expand their career potential—all within a supportive, flexible community.

Build on Your Foundation

Advance your clinical training and professional experience while developing a stronger personal philosophy of nursing rooted in ethics, reflection, and respect for diverse patient experiences.

Develop as a Nurse Leader

Grow into a confident, in-demand professional who thinks critically, communicates effectively, and understands the cultural, social, and systemic factors shaping patient care.

Learn from Expert Faculty

Gain insight from distinguished nursing educators with extensive clinical and administrative experience across Boston’s leading healthcare institutions.

Experience Boston’s Healthcare Network

Through community-based practicums and partnerships with world-class hospitals, apply what you learn in settings known for innovation, compassion, and excellence.

Prepare for What’s Next

Open doors to a wider range of specialties and leadership opportunities, supported by Emmanuel’s strong alumni and professional networks.

View the 2024-2025 Academic Catalog to find course titles, numbers and descriptions.

Required Courses (32 credits, all courses are 4 credits each

  • NURS3101 Concepts of Professional Practice
  • NURS3103 Health Assessment
  • NURS3105 Research in Nursing Practice
  • NURS3108 Nursing Informatics and Computer Applications
  • NURS3112 Leadership and Professional Issues in Nursing
  • NURS3114 Diversity in Health Care and Contemporary Healing Interventions
  • NURS4118 Community Health and Health Promotion in Nursing Practice
  • NURS4170 Health Promotion Capstone Practicum

Prerequisite Courses (24 credits)

Scientific Inquiry

  • BIOL2135 Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIOL2137 Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIOL3127 Microbiology

Social Analysis

  • SOC1101 Introduction to Sociology: Analysis of Society in Global Perspective
  • PSYCH1501 General Psychology
  • PSYCH2303 Child Psychology

General Studies (20 credits)

  • Moral Reasoning, Aesthetic Inquiry and Historical Consciousness (two courses)
  • Theology and Religious Thought (one course)
  • Statistics for Nursing Professionals (one course)
  • Writing for Nursing Professionals or equivalent English composition course (one course)

General Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)

Previously completed courses in the prerequisite general studies and general elective categories may be eligible for transfer credit. Use our Course Search Tool to determine which credits will transfer.

At the completion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, the student will:

  1. 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.
  2. Assume accountability for evidence and knowledge-based nursing practice and responsibility for involvement as a citizen knowledgeable in interprofessional health care systems.
  3. 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.
  4. Integrate into the culture of nursing the concepts of caring that foster a relationship between caregiver and care recipient, which results in the achievement of mutually agreed upon outcomes on the health/illness continuum.

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:

  • Bristol Community College
  • Bunker Hill Community College
  • Cape Cod Community College
  • Holyoke Community College
  • Massasoit Community College
  • Mass Bay Community College
  • Middlesex Community College
  • Mount Wachusett Community College
  • North Shore Community College
  • Northern Essex Community College
  • Quincy College
  • Quinsigamond Community College
  • Roxbury Community College 

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