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 Indian River State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
RN to BSN only (online, 121 credits): diploma/AAS/AS in nursing, valid unencumbered FL RN license, 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA, one core math (MGF 1130, MAC 1105, STA 2023 or MAC 2311) and A&P I and II with labs; no entrance exam. Rolling application windows: Spring Oct 2 to Mar 1, Summer Mar 2 to Jun 1, Fall Jun 2 to Oct 1; all official transcripts due by the deadline.
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 Indian River State College. Open a category to see each one.

