RN-BSN for UCHealth Southern Employees

• Classes are 100% online and offered every 8 weeks
• The employee will take 6 credits per semester, and complete the program in 5 semesters
• Your Cohort will follow a sequenced curriculum to build a sense of collegiality
• You will receive support throughout the program from both UCCS faculty and your UCHealth unit manager
• UCHealth Scholarship program is only available to UCHealth Southern Region employees
• We will review your transcripts and provide information on the needed general education course requirements

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.

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).

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. 

We are proud to offer you an affordable and transparent cost structure. In the spirit of transparency, UCCS breaks out all mandatory student fees on the student account. Tuition rates are fixed and remain the same for the duration of the program.