BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina

Overview

Tuition $11,170

Licensure pass rate (2025) 92%

Duration 48 months

Accreditor CCNE

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 Francis Marion University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 3.0

Application fee $95

Recommendation letters 3

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What you'll need

Essay
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Prerequisite courses

Pre-licensure BSN (4-year 2+2, 61 nursing semester hours, 500 clinical hours): overall GPA 3.0 and core science GPA 2.6 (anatomy, physiology, microbiology), prerequisites with C or better by May (fall entry) or December (spring entry). $95 non-refundable fee, three signed references, short-answer responses on program core values. Deadlines March 1 for fall entry and October 1 for spring entry; drug screen, background check, immunizations and CPR required only after acceptance.

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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