Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ferris State University

Overview

Tuition $14,246

Licensure pass rate (2025) 84.8%

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

Entrance exam None required

Minimum GPA 2.7

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What you'll need

Prerequisite courses

Pre-licensure BSN qualification policy (effective 02/2025): overall 2.7 GPA at application and at the start of the professional sequence; B- or better in math (or SAT math 580), microbiology, anatomy and physiology, C or better in CHEM 114 and communication, plus ENGL 150 and COHP 100/101/102; only two repeat attempts total. One application cycle per year: the window opens the first Monday in February and stays open 15 days, no waitlist, reapply yearly if not accepted. Five semester professional sequence after about one year of prerequisites; 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 Ferris State University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

10

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

4

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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