BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Overview

Tuition $39,190

Licensure pass rate (2025) 95.77%

Accreditor CCNE

Duration 4 years

A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Augustana University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through School application

Nursing applications for upper division are due no later than Feb. 15 of the year the student wants to begin upper division courses (school form at augie.edu/nursingapp). No entrance exam or minimum GPA stated for the standard BSN; the accelerated BSN (NursingCAS) requires a 2.7 cumulative GPA and is 16 months.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

CNA BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.

4 years

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