RN-BSN

RN to BSN

Offered by Ottawa University Surprise, Arizona

Overview

Tuition $35,300

Duration 16 months

Pre-licensure BSN preparing students to sit for the NCLEX-RN and enter professional nursing practice.

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 Ottawa University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 2.5

Recommendation letters 2

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Transcripts
Prerequisite courses
Letter of interest
Background check
Drug screen
Immunizations
CPR certification
Health insurance

BSN Prelicensure (catalog 2025-2026) requires 60 completed prerequisite credit hours with cumulative GPA 2.5 or above, TEAS minimum 58.7%, two professional recommendation letters, an admission request letter with career goals, official transcripts, and applications no later than 60 days before term start. Clinical clearance: background check and criminal record check, negative 10-panel drug screen, AHA BLS CPR card, proof of health insurance and immunizations (MMR, Tdap, varicella, Hep B, TB, COVID, flu). About 16 months in 8-week terms.

Prerequisite courses

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 Ottawa University. Open a category to see each one.