BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, Missouri

Overview

Tuition $33,122

Licensure pass rate (2025) 79.63%

Duration 48 months

Accreditor CNEA

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 Missouri Baptist University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through School application

Seats per cohort 40

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses

Four-year pre-licensure BSN admitting 40 students per cohort, next start August 2026. Prerequisites A&P I and II with lab, Pathophysiology and Microbiology with lab each need a B or better and science courses must be within the past 7 years; students apply through the MBU undergraduate application and note nursing interest. 765 clinical hours plus a 168-hour senior capstone. GPA, exam and deadline not stated.

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.

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