RN-BSN South employee

UCCS offers an RN to BSN cohort specifically for UCHealth Southern Region employees.  This partnership between UCCS and UCHealth allows ADN-prepared Registered Nurses to earn their BSN part-time and 100% online.

Employees are also eligible for a $10,000 Scholarship through UCHealth to assist with tuition.  All recipients of the UCHealth Scholarship are required to sign a financial agreement contract.  

Why Earn a BSN?

A BSN degree will open doors for you in a variety of nursing career paths and is required for progression to advanced practice nursing and graduate education.

• Builds upon and enhances your knowledge and skills
• More career opportunities and options for advancement
• Salary benefits and greater earning potential

Earning your BSN will not only improve your knowledge and skills, it will improve your patient care and teach you to view your practice from a global perspective.

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Admission requirements for UCCS include:

• A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher from ALL colleges attended
• A copy of your current, unrestricted RN License
• Letter proving completion of at least 1,000 clinical hours (only if it has been more than 3 years since you finished your ADN)

Follow the steps below to apply to UCCS:

1. Complete the Transfer Student Application and select RN to BSN Memorial Cohort from the program list.
2. Submit official transcripts for all colleges attended to the address below:

                   Office of Admissions & Records
                   University of Colorado Colorado Springs
                   1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
                   Colorado Springs, CO 80918

3. Submit a copy of your current, unrestricted RN license.
4. Submit a letter proving completion of at least 1,000 hours of clinical practice (only if it has been over three years since you finished your ADN).

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UCHealth Employee Scholarship

UCHealth Southern Region awards eligible employees $10,000 toward their RN-BSN at UCCS.  Employees receiving this Scholarship will sign a financial contract with UCHealth. Below are the steps you need to be eligible for the Scholarship and how to apply to UCHealth.

1. You must FIRST be admitted to the UCCS RN-BSN Program.
2. Then contact Amanda Leotta at:amanda.leotta@uchealth.org for instructions and paperwork to apply within the UCHealth System. 

UCCS Liaison
Sherry Lee MSN, RN, CNS, CNE
Senior Instructor and UCHealth Liaison
Email: slee3@uccs.edu | Sherry.Lee@uchealth.org
Office: 719-255-4555

UCHealth Liaison
Amanda Leotta, BS, MBA
Project Coordinator and Clinical Student Liaison
Email: Amanda.Leotta@uchealth.org
Office: 719-365-6962