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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

Overview

Tuition $83,902
Duration 16 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 Medical University of South Carolina asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Minimum GPA 3.0
Application fee $50
Recommendation letters 3
Apply through NursingCAS

What you'll need

  • Essay
  • Resume
  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Immunizations

MUSC offers only an Accelerated BSN (four semesters, about 16 months) plus RN to BSN; no traditional BSN. Applies via NursingCAS with $50 fee, three references (one academic), 100-word essay, resume; prerequisite GPA 3.0 minimum (3.8+ for priority) with 60 prerequisite credits and three of four sciences done at application; no entrance exam listed. Fall 2027 cohort: priority deadline January 31, 2027, final March 15, 2027; Spring 2027 cohort closed October 1, 2026. Out-of-state confirmation fee $1,000; 2026-27 tuition $7,811 in-state / $14,515 out-of-state per semester, estimated total $83,902 in-state / $110,718 out-of-state.

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 to BSN

CNA BSN

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

Time
4 years
State
All states

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.

Time
4 years
State
GA

University of Texas at Arlington

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People

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

Hannah Schepner

Hannah Schepner

#Current student#Accelerated BSN Accepted toMedical University of South Carolina

Accelerated BSN at MUSC · SC

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melanie

#Current student#Accelerated BSN Accepted toMedical University of South Carolina

Accelerated BSN student at MUSC · Charleston · former nanny

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betsy

#Current student#Accelerated BSN Accepted toMedical University of South Carolina

Clemson alum · MUSC ABSN student

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Find your next step.

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

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