Next semester: Spring 2020 How to Apply

BSN@Home

Choose a Campus

The first step to enrolling in the BSN@Home program is to choose a home campus. Your home campus will be where you register for classes and apply for financial aid, and from where you receive your degree. All course grades for your BSN@Home courses will be reflected on the transcript from your home campus.

The following sections provide a quick way to compare requirements, costs, and financial aid between the six University of Wisconsin campuses you can choose from. Scroll to the bottom of the page for contact information for each campus. Visit the Meet our Campus page to read more about us. If you have questions, feel free to contact one of the campuses.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements Required for all UW Campuses
  • Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
  • Overall GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale
  • Unencumbered RN license
  • Resident of Wisconsin, upper peninsula of Michigan, and/or contiguous counties in Illinois, Iowa or Minnesota
  • Open to non-Wisconsin residents at select campuses
Additional Requirements by UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point
  • WI RN license
  • Nursing degree GPA of 2.5 or better, and Science GPA of at least 2.5.
  • RN license
  • Open to non-Wisconsin resident RN-BSN students
  • WI or IL RN License
  • WI RN License
  • Holistic interview process
  • WI RN license
Additional Requirements by UW Campus
Eau Claire
  • WI RN license
  • Nursing degree GPA of 2.5 or better, and Science GPA of at least 2.5.
Green Bay
  • RN license
  • Open to non-Wisconsin resident RN-BSN students
Madison
Milwaukee
  • WI or IL RN License
Oshkosh
  • WI RN License
  • Holistic interview process
Stevens Point
  • WI RN license

Total Credits Required for the BSN Degree

UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 30 credits in nursing 18 credits in general education and 12-18 support course requirements (depending on courses transferred in such as chemistry)
  • 124 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 53 credits in nursing and 71 in general education
  • 124 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 64 in general education
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education
UW Campus
Eau Claire
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education
Green Bay
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 30 credits in nursing 18 credits in general education and 12-18 support course requirements (depending on courses transferred in such as chemistry)
Madison
  • 124 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 53 credits in nursing and 71 in general education
Milwaukee
  • 124 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 64 in general education
Oshkosh
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education
Stevens Point
  • 120 degree credits
    (minimum of 60 credits transfer from ADN degree)
  • 60 credits in nursing and 60 in general education

Tuition Cost

BSN@Home Nursing Courses
  • $452 per credit for online BSN@Home courses
Other Required Courses
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point
  • Other courses: $353.26 per credit for online non-nursing courses (WI residents)
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  • Other courses: $480 per credit for campus-specific courses (306 and 519); $238 per credit for online non-nursing courses
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  • Other courses: $337.13 per credit for off-campus courses; $1,593.37 for 3 credit on-campus course
  • Fee schedule
Other Required Courses
Eau Claire
Green Bay
  • Other courses: $353.26 per credit for online non-nursing courses (WI residents)
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Madison
  • Other courses: $480 per credit for campus-specific courses (306 and 519); $238 per credit for online non-nursing courses
  • More information
Milwaukee
  • Other courses: $337.13 per credit for off-campus courses; $1,593.37 for 3 credit on-campus course
  • Fee schedule
Oshkosh
Stevens Point

General Education and Other Requirements

UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point

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Natural Science Requirements

UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point
  • Biochemistry
  • Other requirements met with the ADN coursework
  • Chemistry (3 cr). college level course
    May have been completed as part of ADN;

22 total science credits including:

  • Chemistry (4-5 cr)*
  • Microbiology (4-5 cr)*
  • Anat & Phys 1 (4 cr)*
  • Anat & Phys 2 (4 cr)*
  • Clinical Pharmacology (3 cr via BSN@​Home)
  • Pathophysiology (3 cr via BSN@​Home)

*Typically included in ADN program

21 credits required including:

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry (or alternate)
  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  • Microbiology
  • Nutrition

May have completed above requirements in ADN coursework
  • Biochemistry
  • Other requirements may have been completed with the ADN coursework

15-17 total science credits required:

  • One semester of College Chemistry (3-5 cr)
  • Other requirements met with ADN coursework
UW Campus
Eau Claire
  • Biochemistry
  • Other requirements met with the ADN coursework
Green Bay
  • Chemistry (3 cr). college level course
    May have been completed as part of ADN;
Madison

22 total science credits including:

  • Chemistry (4-5 cr)*
  • Microbiology (4-5 cr)*
  • Anat & Phys 1 (4 cr)*
  • Anat & Phys 2 (4 cr)*
  • Clinical Pharmacology (3 cr via BSN@Home)
  • Pathophysiology (3 cr via BSN@Home)

*Typically included in ADN program
Milwaukee

21 credits required including:

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry (or alternate)
  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  • Microbiology
  • Nutrition

May have completed above requirements in ADN coursework
Oshkosh
  • Biochemistry
  • Other requirements may have been completed with the ADN coursework
Stevens Point

15-17 total science credits required:

  • One semester of College Chemistry (3-5 cr)
  • Other requirements met with ADN coursework

Core Upper-Level Nursing Courses Required by All UW Campuses

All UW Campuses
  • 407 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (3 cr)
  • 441 Chronic Care Management (3 cr)
  • 446 Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3 cr)
  • 447 Leadership & Management (3 cr)
  • 453 Information Management & Healthcare Technology (3 cr)
  • 454 Community Health Nursing (3 cr)
Upper-Level Nursing Courses Specific to Each UW Campus (Includes Practicum)
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point
  • CND 310 Bridge to Professional Nursing (2 cr) hybrid course
  • 6 credits of upper division nursing electives
  • CND 480 Nursing within Systems: Analysis & Application Capstone course (4 cr – 2 cr theory & 2 cr clinical, which is 90 hours of clinical)
  • 455 Community Health Nursing Practicum (3 cr) (70 hours on-site)
  • 490 Synthesis for Nursing Practice (3 cr) final course
  • 492 Special Topic in Nursing Electives (6 cr)
  • 306 Transitions: Practice, Professional, Personal (3 cr)
  • 519 Capstone Clinical (3 cr). May be done near home. 60 hours of clinical. Travel to/near Madison not required.
  • NSG-365: Current Topics of Nursing (2-3 cr each–Nursing electives)
  • NURS-445: Capstone Practicum for Registered Nurses (3 cr) (60 hours of clinical)
  • NURS-490: Special Studies in Nursing (1-5 cr each-Nursing electives)
  • 492 Pathophysiology or 491 Pharmacology (3 cr each)
  • 448 Clinical Synthesis 4 cr (final course, 84 hours of course work and 84 hours of clinical)
  • 310 Professional Essentials, 1 cr hybrid course
  • 452 Aging and Health, 3 cr
  • 6 credits of upper division nursing electives
  • 455 Concepts in Nursing Practice Capstone, 3 cr. 120 hours of clinical. May be done near home.
Upper-Level Nursing Courses Specific to Each UW Campus (Includes Practicum)
Eau Claire
  • CND 310 Bridge to Professional Nursing (2 cr) hybrid course
  • 6 credits of upper division nursing electives
  • CND 480 Nursing within Systems: Analysis & Application Capstone course (4 cr – 2 cr theory & 2 cr clinical, which is 90 hours of clinical)
Green Bay
  • 455 Community Health Nursing Practicum (3 cr) (70 hours on-site)
  • 490 Synthesis for Nursing Practice (3 cr) final course
  • 492 Special Topic in Nursing Electives (6 cr)
Madison
  • 306 Transitions: Practice, Professional, Personal (3 cr)
  • 519 Capstone Clinical (3 cr). May be done near home. 60 hours of clinical. Travel to/near Madison not required.
Milwaukee
  • NSG-365: Current Topics of Nursing (2-3 cr each–Nursing electives)
  • NURS-445: Capstone Practicum for Registered Nurses (3 cr) (60 hours of clinical)
  • NURS-490: Special Studies in Nursing (1-5 cr each-Nursing electives)
Oshkosh
  • 492 Pathophysiology or 491 Pharmacology (3 cr each)
  • 448 Clinical Synthesis 4 cr (final course, 84 hours of course work and 84 hours of clinical)
Stevens Point
  • 310 Professional Essentials, 1 cr hybrid course
  • 452 Aging and Health, 3 cr
  • 6 credits of upper division nursing electives
  • 455 Concepts in Nursing Practice Capstone, 3 cr. 120 hours of clinical. May be done near home.

On-Campus Requirements

Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point

Required for CND 310 & CND 480. Each course meets on campus approximately 4-5 times per semester.

No campus attendance required.

One half-day for 1st class (306) and one half-day for last class (519).

One Capstone (N445) orientation session held in the week prior to the semester enrolled in Capstone (can be attended remotely).

One day attendance is required at Orientation to Major 324 (first nursing course held in Wausau and Oshkosh).

NURS 310 meets in person 3 times during the semester. NURS 455 requires in person activities throughout the semester.
Eau Claire

Required for CND 310 & CND 480. Each course meets on campus approximately 4-5 times per semester.
Green Bay

No campus attendance required.
Madison

One half-day for 1st class (306) and one half-day for last class (519).
Milwaukee

One Capstone (N445) orientation session held in the week prior to the semester enrolled in Capstone (can be attended remotely).
Oshkosh

One day attendance is required at Orientation to Major 324 (first nursing course held in Wausau and Oshkosh).
Stevens Point

NURS 310 meets in person 3 times during the semester. NURS 455 requires in person activities throughout the semester.

Financial Aid

Required by All UW Campuses

FAFSA application and minimum of 6 credits per semester (fall, spring summer). Scholarships available.
Finanacial Aid Contact Information by UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point

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Finanacial Aid Contact Information by UW Campus
Eau Claire

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Green Bay

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Madison

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Milwaukee

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Oshkosh

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Stevens Point

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Contact Info

UW Campus
Eau Claire Green Bay Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point

admissions@​uwec.edu
715-836-3638
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nursing@​uwgb.edu
920-465-2826
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bsn.at.home@​nursing.wisc.edu
608-263-5166
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uwmnurse@​uwm.edu
414-229-5047
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bsnhome@​uwosh.edu
920-424-1077
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Tiff.Akins@​uwsp.edu
715-346-2603
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UW Campus
Eau Claire

admissions@uwec.edu
715-836-3638
Advisor contact information
Website
Green Bay

nursing@uwgb.edu
920-465-2826
Advisor contact information
Website
Madison

bsn.at.home@nursing.wisc.edu
608-263-5166
Advisor contact information
Website
Milwaukee

uwmnurse@uwm.edu
414-229-5047
Advisor contact information
Website
Oshkosh

bsnhome@uwosh.edu
920-424-1077
Advisor contact information
Website
Stevens Point

Tiff.Akins@uwsp.edu
715-346-2603
Advisor contact information
Website

Revised: 6/10/2019