Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Aurora University

Overview

Tuition $28,220

Licensure pass rate (2025) 82%

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 Aurora University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.75

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses
Transcripts

Catalog requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA and C or better in all prerequisites (biology, microbiology, chemistry with labs, A&P I and II, statistics, NUR-1214, lifespan development); science prerequisites within 10 years. Separate School of Nursing application: Spring 2027 priority July 10, 2026 and rolling Oct 30, 2026; Fall 2027 priority Jan 29, 2027 and rolling June 4, 2027. Final transcripts due Jan 8, 2027 (spring) or Aug 1, 2027 (fall); no entrance exam stated.

Prerequisite courses

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Aurora University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

8

Entrance exams

1

Application basics

2

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find university BSN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline: 4 years

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HBCU BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline: 4 years

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA Prep BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.

Timeline: 4 years

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Georgia CNA to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA BSN

Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.

Timeline: 4 years

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