BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky

Overview

Tuition $9,838

Licensure pass rate (2025) 95.7%

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 Morehead State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

Apply through School application

What you'll need

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Prerequisite courses

TEAS minimum total 80% or ACT composite 20; overall GPA 3.0 (no rounding) plus 2.5 in BIOL 234/235 and MATH 135; 30 credit hours of pre-nursing courses with no grade below C. Paper/email nursing application to the Department of Nursing; deadlines March 15 (fall) and October 15 (spring).

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