Aurora University

Nursing Programs Offered

RN to BSN Program Details

Diploma and Associate graduates are given 30 semester hours of credit for having your RN license. Our classes are scheduled in an eight-week format, allowing the busy professional to complete the requirements of a BSN Degree in a reasonable amount of time.

To further assist you, support services within the university are designed and staffed with the needs of the adult student in mind. Nursing Faculty and university advisement staff act as advisors for each individual student. We recognized that in order to attract the finest registered nurse into our program, we must offer the very best program. Check us out!

Note: The Aurora University School of Nursings offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) program with two tracks. One is for the pre-licensure entry track for students beginning their first coursework in nursing (offered only on the Aurora campus). The other program, RN to BSN Completion, is for registered nurses who an an associate degree or diploma and are seeking to complete the BSN degree (offered on the Aurora campus and at George Williams College).

BSN Program Details

Nursing is both an art and a science. Nursing is a therapeutic, helping relationship devoted to promoting, restoring and maintaining the health of individuals, families, groups and communities. The mission of the School of Nursing is to provide professional education for human services using a curriculum that is socially relevant and reflects the diverse needs of the community. Five themes serve to provide recurrent foci throughout the program: caring, health, learning, commitment to human dignity and nursing.

The nursing faculty is committed to a collaborative learning environment for students. The nursing faculty seeks to accommodate the learning needs and professional aspirations of students with varied educational backgrounds. Aurora University offers a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, which may be taken full- or part-time. Following admission to the university, applicants are reviewed for acceptance to the School of Nursing.

Admission Requirements for B.S.N. to R.N. Entry (Pre-licensure) Track Students Only:

-Complete all B.S.N. core science courses, ENG1010, ENG1020 and MTH1100 Algebra or pass the math-competency exam. Science courses must have been completed within the past 10 years.
-Complete all prerequisite courses before entry into the School of Nursing.
-Earn a satisfactory score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).
-Possess a grade-point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale at Aurora University or other accredited higher education institution.
-An interview may be required at the discretion of the Admissions, Policies and Standards Committee.
-Applicants who are graduates of foreign secondary schools where the primary language of instruction is not English or whose primary language is not English must obtain a composite score of at least 550 (or a 213-220 on the computer-based test) from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or ELS Level 109.