BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake, Virginia

Overview

Tuition $2,884

Licensure pass rate (2025) 86.81%

Duration 30 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 Sentara College of Health Sciences asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts
CPR certification
Background check
Drug screen
Immunizations

Sentara College of Health Sciences is now a division of Batten University (batten.edu). Traditional BSN requires application, official college transcripts, ATI TEAS (no minimum score stated), current AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers, criminal background check, drug screen and health screening/immunizations (TB, Hep B, Tdap, MMR, varicella, flu). BSN completes in 2.5 years following prerequisite coursework; GPA minimum and deadlines not stated.

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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