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Overview

Tuition $8,295
Accreditor ACEN
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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen

Retention GPA 2.50; all general education and pre-professional courses done by the end of the semester before starting. Application windows: Sept 1 to Feb 1 for a fall start, Feb 2 to July 1 for a spring start. Background check and drug screen required after acceptance.

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.

People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Find your next step.

Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.