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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Viterbo University La Crosse, Wisconsin

Overview

Tuition $32,350
Licensure pass rate (2025) 93.91%
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 Viterbo University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 3.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Resume
  • Essay

Direct-entry BSN requires a 3.5 high school GPA, one year of chemistry and two years of algebra with C or better; direct admission may not be guaranteed after the Feb 1 priority deadline, and students must keep a 3.0 first-year GPA and apply to the Professional Nursing Sequence by April 1 (sequence starts fall or spring of sophomore year). Holistic admission for others requires a 3.0 high school GPA or 50th percentile rank (2.75 cumulative college GPA for transfers), a formatted resume and a 500-750 word essay, with Professional Nursing Sequence applications due April 1 or November 1. No entrance exam or application fee 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.

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.