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Overview

Tuition $16,036
Licensure pass rate (2024) 99.12%
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 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application
Transfer application Required

What you'll need

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

HESI A2 Satisfactory or higher on each section, within 5 years, max two attempts per calendar year; 2.75 GPA on pre-nursing courses with C or better (B preferred in A&P). Clinical entry deadlines January 30 (August class) and August 30 (January class); applicants must be FranU students for at least one semester before clinical entry; nursing sequence is five semesters after prerequisites. Accelerated 16-month track also offered for second-degree students.

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.

People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Find your next step.

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