Campaign · ouk-september-2026
The shift ends. Your growth doesn’t.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Upgrading)
For Registered nurses upgrading while they serve · Verified on 2026-08-23
Verified programme facts
- Application status
- Application Due: Open (confirm with OUK)
- Duration
- 2.5 years / 8 trimesters
- Delivery mode
- Blended: mainly online plus face-to-face skills/practicals and supervised clinical placements
- Fees
- Programme page lists KES 43,000 per semester (8 trimesters). Fee table lists Bachelor of Science in Nursing at KES 344,000. Confirm with OUK.
- Clinical / practical
- Five clinical placements + final-year research project; 95% clinical attendance expectation published — confirm with OUK
- Entry requirements
- KRCHN, KRN/M, or KRN from a recognised nurse-training institution
- Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya, or equivalent regulator
Common learner questions
Is this fully online?
No. It is blended: mainly online learning plus face-to-face skills/practicals and supervised clinical placements. Confirm details with OUK.
Who decides if I am admitted?
Only the Open University of Kenya. Opportunity Activation and mobilisers support discovery and readiness, not admission decisions.
What are the fees?
Published figures include KES 43,000 per semester on the programme page (8 trimesters) and KES 344,000 on the fee table for BSc Nursing. Start date listed as to be confirmed. Confirm current fees with OUK before budgeting.
Prohibited claims
- Guaranteeing admission, scholarships, jobs, or promotion
- Stating fees, duration, or entry requirements differently from locked programme facts
- Claiming Opportunity Activation or a mobiliser can admit or enrol a learner
- Asking learners to pay fees or deposits to a mobiliser personally
- Inventing application closing dates not verified with OUK
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