Nursing: RN-BSN: Adult Undergraduate

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You’ve earned your RN license and discovered the satisfactions of a nursing career. Now we see you taking the next step: earning your bachelor’s degree. It’s a good career move. You’ll expand your employment opportunities, be poised to achieve more in your career and open the door to advanced study if you choose.

We get it. Your career and your patients are important to you, so a daytime nursing program might not be ideal for you. That’s why we’ve designed this program to be flexible. Our RN-BSN program can be completed mostly online, or through evening and weekend classes so that you can more easily work on your BSN without interrupting your career.

Cedar Crest College accepts RNs directly into the online bachelor’s degree program without testing, provided you:

Have graduated from an accredited program
Are licensed to practice as an RN
Obtained a 2.5 GPA or better in your previous course of study

Once accepted to our program, you’ll need to meet all the curriculum requirements for the nursing major. You may earn academic credit for previous non-nursing studies. And in accord with the Pennsylvania Articulation Model, you may earn 36 nursing credits upon completion of the Concepts in Professional Nursing (NUR 326), which helps you progress toward your bachelor’s degree.

Coming to Cedar Crest with some previous credits under your belt? We see how hard you worked for your previous credits, so that’s why we’ve developed a generous transfer credit policy. Our transfer counselors will help you make sure you can finish strong.

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Tuition Reduction

Tuition for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs have been reduced beginning in the Fall 2024 semester, making them comparable to similar nursing programs in the Lehigh Valley. Click below to read more about the tuition reductions. (Note: ABSN and CRNA programs not included)

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Upcoming Adult Admissions Events

Jan 06

Mon
7:00PM – 8:00PM

Graduate Nursing Virtual Information Session Learn More

Jan 07

Tue
5:30PM – 7:00PM

Crime Mapping Experience and Information Session Learn More

Jan 13

Mon
6:30PM – 7:30PM

Adult Undergraduate Nursing Virtual Information Session Learn More

Jan 14

Tue
6:30PM – 7:30PM

Graduate Forensic Science Virtual Information Session Learn More

Jan 20

Mon
5:30PM – 6:30PM

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Virtual Information Session Learn More

Feb 03

Mon
7:30PM – 8:30PM

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Virtual Information Session Learn More

Feb 11

Tue
6:30PM – 7:30PM

Graduate Forensic Science Virtual Information Session Learn More

Feb 25

Tue
7:00PM – 8:00PM

Graduate Nursing Virtual Information Session Learn More

Apr 05

Sat
10:00AM – 12:00PM

Adult Undergraduate Nursing Virtual Information Session Learn More

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Transfer Credits

We offer one of the most generous transfer credit policies in the Lehigh Valley, and our transfer scholarships make the price of your Cedar Crest education even more affordable.

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Accreditation

The master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Cedar Crest College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
https://www.aacnnursing.org/ccne-accreditation

The baccalaureate, master’s, post master’s certificate nursing programs at Cedar Crest College located in Allentown, PA are accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 975-5000 acenursing.org

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate, master’s and post master’s certificate nursing programs is continuing accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website: https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs