Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared RNs for roles requiring expanded leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice competencies, and many hospitals require the BSN for advancement.
Getting in
What Franklin Pierce University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Franklin Pierce has no traditional pre-licensure BSN; this row is the 100% online RN to BSN. Requires a completed associate degree or diploma nursing program and a current unencumbered RN license; no minimum GPA or admissions test; free online application with official transcripts sent to Admissions and Enrollment. The pre-licensure route is the MEPN direct-entry master's (TEAS, prerequisite GPA 3.0, essay, resume, interview; 91% NCLEX first-time pass, class of 2026).
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 Franklin Pierce University. Open a category to see each one.

