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Overview

Tuition $21,698
Duration 48 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 Mississippi Christian University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses

Deadlines March 1 for fall and October 1 for spring. HESI A2 80% or higher, or ACT composite (with science) 21 or higher, satisfies the exam requirement. Cumulative GPA 2.5, prerequisites with C or better, maximum two repeated prerequisites; school site reports a 96% three-year NCLEX pass rate average. Accelerated second-degree track is 4 semesters.

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 Mississippi Christian University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

9

Entrance exams

2

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

1

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.