BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio

Overview

Tuition $12,859

Licensure pass rate (2025) 88.71%

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 Ohio State University-Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through Common App

What you'll need

Transcripts

College of Nursing site (nursing.osu.edu) blocks fetching, so nursing-specific GPA/prerequisite criteria are from the Columbus freshman application page only. Common App; ACT or SAT required for first-year Columbus applicants; the College of Nursing Direct Admission Program is considered only through Early Action (November 1), regular decision January 15; letters not required (counselor may send up to two).

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