BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Delaware State University Dover, Delaware

Overview

Tuition $10,314

Licensure pass rate (2025) 90.91%

Accreditor ACEN

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 Delaware State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses
Transcripts

Two-step program on the Dover campus: pre-nursing, then application to the nursing major at the end of spring semester of sophomore year (no late applications). Minimum 3.0 GPA; five science courses (A&P I and II at the same institution, Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology) each with a minimum grade of B, only one science repeatable, at most two transferred, sciences older than 5 years not accepted. ATI TEAS (BSN version) required at Advanced level or higher, maximum 3 attempts, valid 2 years.

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 Delaware State University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

Entrance exams

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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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.