BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois

Overview

Tuition $34,070

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 McKendree University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Application fee Free

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Background check
Drug screen
Immunizations

McKendree offers only an online RN to BSN completion program (no prelicensure BSN); requirements shown are for that program. Free online application; 8-week online courses, completable in as few as three semesters; $430 per credit hour for 2026-27 plus textbooks and about $190 for certified background check, drug screen and immunization verification. GPA minimum and deadlines are not stated on the page.

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