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Overview

Tuition $10,603
Licensure pass rate (2025) 99.3%
Duration 16 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 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through NursingCAS
Seats per cohort 140

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Personal statement
  • Resume
  • CPR certification
  • Prerequisite courses

TEAS minimum 60 (70 per category considered competitive); minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in science prerequisites and in prerequisites, 3.0 recommended. 60 prerequisite hours, at least 40 complete at application including all five sciences, grade C or better. Cohorts of 140 fall, 140 spring, 105 summer; 16 month program; 99.3% NCLEX pass rate stated without year. Personal statement about 750 words; deadlines not listed on site.

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.