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RN to BSN in Delaware: the general education credits you can finish online
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
For an RN to BSN in Delaware, the nursing courses come from your BSN school, but general education such as Statistics, English Composition, Psychology and Sociology is where outside credit is most often considered. Ask your BSN programme in writing which of those it still needs and whether it would take each via a college transcript before you enrol.
Where the general education fits
An RN-to-BSN degree adds upper-level nursing courses to the associate degree you already hold. Most schools also need general education and elective credits before they award the bachelor's, and those are where students most often bring outside credit.
Many Delaware nurses start at Delaware Tech, whose Nursing A.A.S. already includes Composition I and II, Quantitative Reasoning, Human Development and Sociology. Your BSN school will check what you have and list what is still missing. Each school sets its own list and transfer rules.
General education courses that often appear
Lists differ, but these subjects come up again and again. UD's accelerated BSN list, for example, includes Statistics and General Psychology, and Delaware Tech's degree includes Composition and Sociology.
| Subject | UPI Study course | Recommended credits |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | Principles of Statistics | 3 |
| English composition | English Composition 1 and 2 | 3 each |
| General psychology | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Sociology | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Humanities | Humanities Critical Thinking and Analysis | 3 |
What to ask your BSN programme
Send the list of courses you plan to take, with their credit recommendations, and ask three questions.
- Which general education requirements do I still need?
- Would you take each course via a college transcript from a partner such as TESU or UoPeople?
- Is there a limit on transfer credit or a residency rule for the bachelor's?
How the credit reaches your BSN school
UPI Study courses are ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended. They reach your BSN school only via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; once a college posts the credit, you send that transcript to your BSN programme like any other.
UD asks for a C or better in transferred courses for its accelerated BSN; check the grade rule for your own programme, and how a grade from an outside course would appear on the college transcript.
Mistakes that cost RN-to-BSN students time
The most common mistake is taking a course before checking whether it is still needed. Delaware Tech graduates already have Composition and Sociology. Ask for a degree audit before you add anything.
The second is taking a course at the wrong level. Some BSN programmes want upper-level electives or a named statistics course. Match each planned course to a line on your audit.
The third is leaving the transcript step to the last term. A college must post outside credit before your BSN school can evaluate it, and each step can take weeks.
- Get a degree audit before you enrol in anything
- Match each course to a named requirement
- Send transcripts early, not in your last term
A realistic timeline and cost
Four general education courses at a steady pace take two to three months on UPI Study PRO at $99 a month, so about $198-$297. The same four courses at Delaware Tech, at $156.75 per credit hour in state plus a $10 per credit technology fee, come to about $2,001. Add the time and any fee for the college transcript step.
Working nurses often take one course at a time around shifts. Self-paced courses fit that pattern, as long as your BSN programme has agreed to the credit first.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your Delaware nursing programme in writing, course by course, whether it would take each UPI Study course via a college transcript, including any online lab, before you enrol.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
Can I finish RN-to-BSN general education online in Delaware?
Many Delaware RN-to-BSN students take some general education online. Whether outside credit counts depends on your BSN programme. Ask it in writing which general education you still need and whether it would take each course via a college transcript before you enrol in anything.
Do I need statistics for a BSN in Delaware?
Most BSN programmes ask for statistics, and UD's accelerated BSN lists it as a prerequisite. Check your own programme's list. If statistics is required, ask whether a course such as Principles of Statistics, posted on a college transcript, would count for it.
Do UPI Study courses replace RN-to-BSN nursing courses?
No. Our courses are general education such as statistics, psychology and English. The upper-level nursing courses come from your BSN school, and no outside course replaces them, the clinical work, or any board requirement for licensure in Delaware.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
English Composition 1
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Introduction to Sociology
Self-paced online Introduction to Sociology course (Sociology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →Start when you have it in writing
Get your programme's written answer first, then start with Composition, Sociology and Statistics.
Sources
- Delaware Technical Community College catalog 2026-2027: Nursing A.A.S. (official)Competitive admission after prerequisites; courses include ENG 101 and 102, MAT 152, PSY 127 Human Development, SOC 111, BIO 120 and 121 A&P I and II (4 credits each), BIO 125 or 250 Microbiology; transfer students follow Delaware Tech's transfer policy; advanced placement for licensed LPNs. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- University of Delaware catalog: Nursing, Accelerated Degree Program (BSN) (official)Prerequisites include General Biology with lab, Microbiology with lab, A&P I and II, Bioorganic Chemistry with lab, Nutrition, General Psychology, Statistics and Research Methods; A&P within 5 years of admission; other sciences within 10 years; transferred courses need a C or better. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.