Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Randolph-Macon College

Overview

Tuition $48,002

Licensure pass rate (2025) 88.89%

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 Randolph-Macon College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required

Minimum GPA 3.25

Recommendation letters 1

Apply through Common App

Seats per cohort 40

What you'll need

Essay
Resume
Interview
Transcripts

Apply to RMC (Common App or RMC application, Early Decision or Early Action for freshmen) and separately to the BSN program: minimum 3.25 weighted cumulative high school GPA, two short answer prompts, resume, one recommendation letter, optional interview recommended. Freshman deadline December 10; transfer deadlines March 1 (fall) and November 1 (spring) if space is available. Maximum 40 students per cohort, 500 direct patient care hours.

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 Randolph-Macon College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

2

Application basics

3

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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Timeline: 4 years

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HBCU BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA Prep BSN

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

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Georgia CNA to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA BSN

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

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