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Yes. Military students are encouraged to apply for student financial aid to help offset the cost of education because veterans benefits sometimes do not cover the entire cost of your education. Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application is your first step toward determining your financial aid eligibility. You can find the application here: https://studentaid.gov/. Benedictine University’s federal school code is 001767.

Benedictine University offers a variety of scholarship opportunities. Visit our scholarship page to learn more.

In order to begin the BenU RN to B.S.N. courses, you must have passed the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses) after earning either an Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing or an Associate of Science in Nursing degree.

Students who are pursuing an associate degree in nursing are invited to apply for admission to the program after completing the first year of nursing courses at their community college.

Yes. In fact, this program is built with you in mind. Course timelines are designed to help you complete the program while maintaining your work schedule.

You may transfer up to two courses into the program if requirements are met. Graduate transfer credit could be granted should the student have successfully completed a graduate course in the same field of study from another regionally accredited graduate program with a grade of “B” or better within the last five years of application to the program. All requests for course waivers and transfers are subject to approval by the department chair and program director.

After acceptance, students can apply to transfer up to 12 credit hours.

No, Benedictine is a private school and is not eligible to participate in the IVG or ING program.

After acceptance, students can apply to transfer up to 12 credit hours. Courses must have been completed with a grade of “B” or higher taken in the past five years from a regionally accredited school with equivalent content to courses in the Benedictine M.S.N. curriculum.

To obtain or amend a copy of your military service record and/or your Official Military Personnel File (DD-214, OMPFs), please visit the website for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records.

By taking one course at a time, you can complete Benedictine University’s Master of Business Administration online in just 22-24 months. You can also take our accelerated M.B.A. track that allows you to take two courses at once and graduate in just 12-18 months.

On average, the M.S.N. online program is designed to be completed in two years or slightly longer.

The RN to B.S.N. program can be completed in as few as 14 months.

The accelerated track lets you take two courses at a time and finish in just 12-18 months, while the traditional track offers one course at a time for completion in about 2 years.

The M.B.A. online program offers six start terms per year to allow you the greatest flexibility and convenience. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year.

The online Master of Public Health offers six start terms per year. Contact a program manager at (866) 295-3104 for the next start date.

The M.S.M.O.B. program offers six start terms per year to align with the demanding schedules of today’s professionals. Contact a program manager at (866) 295-3104 for the next start date.

To align with the demanding schedules of today’s professionals, Benedictine’s M.S.N. online program offers three opportunities to start courses per year in January, May and August. Contact a program manager at (866) 295-3104 for the next start date.

The Online M.P.H. program consists of 43 credit hours that can be completed in about two years.

The Online M.S.M.O.B. program consists of a total of 30 credit-hours that can be completed in two years or less. If you choose to add an optional concentration the total required credits and completion time will change.

The full M.B.A. online program consists of 30 credit hours (10 courses). Students with an educational background in business may be eligible to waive up to 4 foundation courses. Contact a program manager at (866) 295-3104 to learn more.

The academic experience varies by student; however, we recommend that students plan to spend 10–12 hours per week for each course they take.

Our M.B.A. online degree costs $800 per credit. Based on an estimated 30 credits, the total tuition of the program is $24,000, not including fees and other costs.

If you choose to add a concentration, degree cost and credits will vary.

If you change your major or program of study, you must complete and submit the Request for Change of Program or Place of Training form.

Log on to www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/vba-22-1995-are.pdf for the actual form and mailing instructions.

No, Benedictine does not require a GMAT or any entrance exam for admission into the M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior program.

No, Benedictine does not require a GMAT or any entrance exam for admission into the Master of Business Administration program.

No, the online M.P.H. program does not require an entrance exam for admission.

Yes. Each student receives a customized Curriculum Planner for the Online M.S.M.O.B. program and can arrange a telephone appointment to speak with an advisor whenever assistance is needed.

Yes. Students can set up a telephone appointment to speak with an advisor whenever assistance is needed.

Yes. Each student receives a customized Curriculum Planner for the M.B.A. online program and can schedule a telephone appointment to speak with an advisor whenever assistance is needed.

Yes. Students can set up a telephone appointment to speak with an advisor whenever assistance is needed.

Yes, the online Public Health master’s degree requires students to complete 240 hours in a particular area of public health to fulfill the internship requirement, which can be completed in a facility or setting convenient to your location.

Yes. Each student receives a customized curriculum plan for the online M.P.H. program and always has the opportunity to schedule a telephone appointment with an advisor.

Students of the M.S.N. online program are required to take one class per 8-week session, which would be considered part-time. Depending on the concentration you choose, you will be required to complete either 12 or 13 courses over the course of two years or two years and eight weeks.

Veterans need to be aware of some special circumstances:

  • Federal veteran education benefits do not affect financial aid eligibility and are not considered income for federal student aid purposes.
  • Non-educational veteran benefits such as disability, death pension, dependency and indemnity compensation or VA education work-study allowances must be included on your financial aid application as untaxed income, excluding the value of on-base military housing or the value of a basic military allowance for housing.
  • There are different parameters to qualify for veteran status for student aid purposes that are not necessarily the same as for VA purposes. National Guard and reservists may not qualify automatically as independent students. Please refer to the FAFSA instructions to determine if you qualify as a veteran for financial aid purposes.

The Veterans Affairs provides a tool that lets you compare your monetary benefits. Go to https://www.va.gov/education/eligibility/.

Students who are accepted into the online M.P.H. degree program can choose to earn a certificate as part of their M.P.H. degree in one of three areas: Data Analytics, Health Education and Promotion or Epidemiology.

Many Magnet hospitals now require a percentage of nurses on staff to have earned master’s degrees. In turn, even non-Magnet hospitals are adopting this requirement in the hopes of achieving Magnet status and improving patient care. With your advanced nursing degree, you’ll have a clear advantage in competing for a job and positioning yourself for advanced nursing careers.

You will complete a total of 70 hours of clinical practice experience in the community and at a healthcare setting in your community during two courses, NRHL 4366 and NRHL 4394.

You must have an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.

Students with an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 to 2.9 will be considered for conditional admission based on other aspects of their admissions file.

You must have an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements may be admitted on a provisional basis.

You must have an undergraduate degree from a regionally-accredited college or university.

You must have an earned bachelor’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university, with a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75.

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs’ website is at https://veterans.illinois.gov/.

The Veterans Affairs website is at www.va.gov.

The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a GI Bill comparison tool that allows you to select the school you plan to attend and see how your benefits will help you pay for your education.

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