You are a working nurse; the BSN is a writing degree. Capella's RN-to-BSN runs in both formats, and in FlexPath every course is passed by writing assessments against scoring guides, no proctored exams in the standard model. We cover all nine core courses from NURS-FPX4000 through the NURS-FPX4905 capstone, each assessment drafted to Distinguished in 24 to 48 hours, and on the expedite plan the entire program typically closes in one flat-rate billing session.
The program, mapped honestly
The RN-to-BSN is a completion program: you arrive with your RN and your prior credits, and Capella fills the baccalaureate gap with a nursing core plus whatever general education you still owe. It runs in FlexPath, self-paced with competency scoring, and GuidedPath, weekly deadlines with letter grades, and the entry math favors people like you: the program admits with a high school credential plus transferable credit, and Capella markets its fastest quartile finishing in under 9 months for under $11,000. The work itself is papers, plans, presentations, and one practicum-bearing capstone, which means the whole degree plays to exactly what we do.
The nine core courses, all covered
| Course | What it really asks for |
|---|---|
| NURS-FPX4000 | Developing a Nursing Perspective, the orientation to scoring-guide writing itself |
| NURS-FPX4005 | Leadership: people, processes, and organizations, applied to your own unit |
| NURS-FPX4015 | Patho, pharm, and assessment, the three Ps folded into written cases |
| NURS-FPX4025 | Research and evidence-based decision making, the EBP writing course |
| NURS-FPX4035 | Patient safety and quality of care |
| NURS-FPX4045 | Nursing informatics |
| NURS-FPX4055 | Population health through community practice |
| NURS-FPX4065 | Patient-centered care coordination |
| NURS-FPX4905 | The capstone project, writing plus practicum hours |
Both spellings reach the same course, NURS4025 and NURS-FPX4025 alike, and the gen-ed FPX courses that round out a completion plan, composition, statistics, psychology, are covered by the same team.
The capstone, where writing meets hours
NURS-FPX4905 closes the program with a capstone project and a practicum requirement, roughly 40 hours completed in the final stretch with paperwork approved before you enroll in it. We support both halves: the capstone writing runs through the standard pipeline to Distinguished, and our virtual practicum support keeps the hours and the logs moving so the last course never becomes the slow one. Plan the capstone's paperwork one course early; that single habit protects your finish date more than anything else in the program.
The one-session math
At the published bachelor's FlexPath rate of $2,575 to $3,530 per 12-week session, pace is the whole game. A one-course-at-a-time pace across two years touches eight or more sessions, $20,600 to $28,240. The expedite plan, two courses at once, each assessment back in 24 to 48 hours, submit on grade, typically clears the RN-to-BSN catalog in a single session. Same courses, same school, published rates; the difference is that you never wait on a blank page. Details and the calculator live on the expedite page.
Start with your current course
Tell us which NURS-FPX course and assessment you are on. First premium sample free, back in 24 to 48 hours.