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Academics
Seven colleges focused on subjects from agriculture and business to science and the arts. More than 300 undergraduate majors and minors, graduate degrees, and professional certifications.
Admissions
We’re regularly named among U.S. News & World Report’s Top Public Universities in the West. Our historic campus is within walking and biking distance of Chico’s charming, tree-lined downtown. Our graduates go on to become leaders in their careers and communities.
Cost and Aid
A Chico State education is more affordable than almost any other four-year college. And our students graduate with some of the lowest debt in the country—so you can focus on your future, not loan repayment plans.
Student Life
When you’re a Wildcat, you’ll get so much more from your time here than simply a degree. You’re going to learn about yourself, your community, and the things that inspire you to step forward. Student life at Chico State is all about being active and engaged—building skills and memories you’ll carry with you well after graduation.
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RN BSN Online

Program Type
Undergraduate Major
Delivery Type
Online

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School of Nursing

Wondering whether a degree in nursing might be right for you? Contact us to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.

Phone: 530-898-5891
Email: nursstudent@csuchico.edu

Are you an ADN nurse looking to advance your career options and become a leader in the field through a degree in nursing? Our RN–BSN Program is an online advanced placement program for Registered Nurses and new graduates who have completed an associate’s degree in nursing.

With fully-online courses and on-site clinical placements near where you live or work, our program was designed with flexibility and convenience for the working nurse, including nurses in rural communities who already balance full-time working schedules. You’ll be supported by passionate faculty and dedicated clinical partners in small classes where your peers become like family—readying you for your next big career step.

Nurse carefully tending to a patient in a hospital room.

Putting ‘Care’ in Career

The RN-BSN program is designed to accommodate the needs of the working RN and to recognize the skills the practicing nurse has already acquired. Twenty units of credit are issued for passing the NCLEX during the final semester of the program.

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Student nurse in hospital setting

You Can Improve Lives

Our program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and consistently named among the nation’s best BSN programs. Graduates enjoy a 100% employment rate with a median income of more than $89,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A few places where our graduates work include:

Enloe Medical Center
Stanford Health
UCSF Medical Center
Sharp Health Care in San Diego
Loma Linda University Health
UC Davis Health Center

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The instructors are very supportive and the program really helped me grow in my leadership by forcing me to consider patients wholistically as humans...

Karen Orbeta (Nursing, ’20)

A Call to Service

The Chico State nursing faculty consistently use their skills and expertise to address the most pressing questions impacting our healthcare system in unique and creative ways.

Caring for Community Health
Nursing professor Sarah Brown Blake, is incorporating climate change and environmental health and justice into her teaching.
Nursing Alum Puts LGBTQ+ Patient Care Policy into Practice
Envisioning an American healthcare system that welcomes its LGBTQ+ patients with the dignity and respect that all patients deserve, Jonathan Gurrola (Nursing, ’18; MA, Psychology, ’19) is working to make that dream come true.
Serving on the Frontlines Against COVID-19
Doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, students from Chico State's School of Nursing volunteered at local sites to provide testing and administer long-awaited vaccinations.