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Overview

Tuition $31,030
Licensure pass rate (2025) 94.67%
Accreditor ACEN
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 Charleston Southern University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.9
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Transcripts
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification

Traditional BSN option: minimum 2.90 GPA in prerequisite nursing courses (priority to 3.0+), C or higher in all prerequisites, TEAS completed; math/science within 5 years. College of Nursing application deadlines November 1 (spring cohort) and April 1 (fall cohort). Post-admission: CastleBranch $120, nursing program fee $1,000 per semester, annual background check and drug screen, CPR.

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.

Find your next step.

Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.