BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Chamberlain University-Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada

Overview

Tuition $20,412

Licensure pass rate (2025) 89%

Duration 36 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 Chamberlain University-Nevada asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Minimum GPA 2.4

Application fee Free

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What you'll need

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Holistic admission: proof of high school graduation or GED (minimum GED score 600 if taken after 2013), cumulative GPA, and the HESI A2 (ACT, SAT or TEAS scores within five years may be used instead; one HESI attempt given). No prerequisites and no application fee; six session starts per year, next start Oct 26; 122 credit BSN in as few as 3 years. Minimum GPA 2.4 per the campus FAQ. Las Vegas campus NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate 89% for the 2025 calendar year.

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 Chamberlain University-Nevada. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

Application basics

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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