BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Delaware State University Dover, Delaware

Overview

Tuition $10,314

Licensure pass rate (2025) 90.91%

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 Delaware State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses
Transcripts

Two-step program on the Dover campus: pre-nursing, then application to the nursing major at the end of spring semester of sophomore year (no late applications). Minimum 3.0 GPA; five science courses (A&P I and II at the same institution, Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology) each with a minimum grade of B, only one science repeatable, at most two transferred, sciences older than 5 years not accepted. ATI TEAS (BSN version) required at Advanced level or higher, maximum 3 attempts, valid 2 years.

Prerequisite courses

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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