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Overview

Tuition $12,559
Duration 12 months
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 University of Washington-Bothell Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

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Apply through School application
Transfer application Required

What you'll need

  • Personal statement
  • Resume
  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

UW Bothell offers only an RN to BSN (transfer entry) BSN; requires an associate degree or diploma in nursing, 90 transferable quarter credits and prerequisites (English composition, chemistry with lab, microbiology, A&P I and II, statistics, arts and humanities). Materials: 400-650 word nursing goal statement, two page resume, one academic or professional recommendation, transcripts. Application opens in August for Winter start and February for Fall start; degree completes in one year (45 credits).

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.

Find your next step.

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