Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, Pennsylvania
Overview
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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Harrisburg offers only the Second Degree BSN (16 months, fall start), not the four-year BSN. Requires a completed bachelor's degree and prerequisites (A&P I and II, lifespan development, chemistry with lab, nutrition, statistics, microbiology with lab) with grade C or higher; GPA cutoff varies by campus and applicant pool. Cycle opens August 1, materials encouraged by December 1. Penn State undergraduate application fee is $65.
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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
6
Application basics
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find university BSN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.
- Timeline
- 4 years