BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Emmanuel College Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

Tuition $46,686

Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%

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 Emmanuel College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Application fee Free

Apply through Common App

Traditional BSN (Maureen Murphy Wilkens School of Nursing, launched 2019) applies through Emmanuel undergraduate admission on the Common App with no application fee; Early Action 1 November 1, Early Action 2 December 15, Regular Decision February 15; transfer fall priority May 15. Nursing specific GPA, exam and NCLEX figures were not found on reachable pages (program page returned 404).

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 to BSN

CNA BSN

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

Timeline: 4 years
State: All states

Support available to Spanish learners

California State University, Fresno

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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

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.

Timeline: 4 years
State: GA

Support available to Spanish learners

University of Texas at Arlington