BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Nightingale College Salt Lake City, Utah

Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 62.96%

Duration 32 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 Nightingale College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required

Application fee $150

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts

Entrance exam is the Accuplacer-based Pre-Licensure Nursing Entrance Exam (arithmetic, reading, sentence skills), 260 in each area for full matriculation, three attempts allowed. $150 non-refundable application fee (waived for active duty and veterans); tuition $655 per semester credit for 120 credits. Undergraduate application deadline October 25, 2026 at 11:59pm MDT; Spring 2027 begins January 11; three starts per year, 32 months or eight semesters.

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

View path

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