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Overview

Tuition $26,880
Duration 12 months
Accreditor CCNE
A completion program for licensed registered nurses with an ADN, ASN or nursing diploma who want a bachelor's in nursing. Most courses are online and build on the RN license you already hold.

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 Hannibal-LaGrange University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Minimum GPA 2.5

HLG has no pre-licensure BSN; its BSN is an online RN to BSN completion program (students receive credit for an active RN license, 8-week courses starting in January, March, June, August and October, completable in as little as 12 months). Pre-licensure entry at HLG is through the PN and ASN programs. Admission and progression policy is in the 2024-2025 catalog PDF, not stated on the page.

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 Hannibal-LaGrange University. Open a category to see each one.

Certifications

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Application basics

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