Earn your BSN degree

Avila’s RN to BSN program builds upon the knowledge and experience you have obtained in your nursing career and expands that foundation with insight to prepare you for graduate school and/or expansion of professional opportunities.

Avila Advantage is a unique and innovative approach to adult education in Kansas City that offers:

• Flexible class schedules with classes that meet one night per week for eight weeks that fit your lifestyle
• Professional, real-world instructors who value your nursing experience.
• Select from two professional curriculum tracks - Patient Centered Care and Health Care Management
• Classes that start each month

Select from two curriculum tracks to complete your degree:

Our RN to BSN Health Care Management track puts you on the path to increase your career opportunities in health care management.

Our RN to BSN Patient Centered Care track allows you to focus on clinical aspects of nursing and enhance opportunities for growth and movement within clinical areas.

Classes are accelerated and meet one night per week for eight weeks, weekends, online or in blended format.

Admissions Criteria

• Be 23 years of age or have 3 years of work experience
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.7
• Possess an unencumbered RN license
• Be eligible for Missouri and/or Kansas licensure
• Complete nursing pre-requisites with a minimum grade of C
• Be a diploma nurse OR have an Associate's Degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution

To Apply, submit an application online at www.avila.edu/advantage along with your official transcripts and a copy of your RN license.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Avila University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036, (202)887- 6791.

Course Requirements

Class Schedule

Summer Semester 2013
April 29 - August 17

• Avila Class Schedule
• Truman Class Schedule

Fall Semester 2013
August 19 - December 14

• Avila Class Schedule

Course Rotation

For nursing course rotation information, please contact Jamie McConnell, Jamie.mcconnell@avila.edu or 816-501-0428.

Careers with a Nursing Degree

With a RN to BSN degree, you receive more of the valuable skills desired by employers and are more likely to advance in your career to higher managerial roles at health facilities, such as nursing director, clinical nurse manager, and nurse practitioner. The average salaries for these positions are much higher than a typical RN salary.

The BSN degree will allow you to take your education even further by qualifying you to pursue a master’s degree in nursing.

Career opportunities for individuals with a degree in nursing vary by position, specialty, work setting or population served. Some clinical & non-clinical areas include:

• Teaching/Nurse educators
  
• Nurse Manager
  
• Head Nurse
  
• Case Manager
  
• Research
• Forensic nursing
  
• Infection control

(Information obtained from the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011 edition)