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Overview

Tuition $5,544
Duration 12 months
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 Lone Star College System asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Minimum GPA 2.25
Application fee Free
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

RN-to-BSN only (no prelicensure BSN); requires an ADN, a current unencumbered Texas or compact RN license, core curriculum complete plus PSYC 2314 and Microbiology, and a 2.25 cumulative GPA. Offered at LSC-Montgomery with one-year (3 semester) or two-year (6 semester) options, fall start only, summer included; LSC supplemental BSN application plus ApplyTexas, no application fee. Fall 2027 cohort applications open Feb 2, 2027 and close June 22, 2027.

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 Lone Star College System. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Certifications

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Application basics

2

Experience

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