Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Galen College of Nursing-Louisville

Overview

Licensure pass rate (2025) 90.38%

Duration 36 months

Accreditor CCNE

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 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Background check
Immunizations
CPR certification

3-year BSN with no prerequisites; qualifying scores within 5 years: ACT 20, SAT 1100, PAX 101 or ATI TEAS 58.7 (HESI A2 or a prior bachelor's also accepted). $100 background fee and $100 registration fee due after acceptance; physical, immunizations and CPR required. Four term starts a year (next January 4, 2027); tuition quoted per quarter credit ($452 general education, $538 nursing), no program total stated. Louisville BSN 2025 first-time NCLEX 90.38%.

Scholarships

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 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

4

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

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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