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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by South College Knoxville, Tennessee

Overview

Tuition $17,935
Licensure pass rate (2024) 94%
Accreditor CCNE
Duration 4 years
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 South College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification

Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA in general education/core prerequisites and 2.50 in required science prerequisites with C or better; ATI TEAS at the Basic preparedness level or equivalent HESI A2 score (two attempts, one more within a year). Drug test, background check (15-year history) and nursing orientation before the first day of class; AHA BLS card and immunizations (MMR, Tdap, varicella, hepatitis B, annual flu and TB) listed on the accelerated BSN option page. Not all options available at all campuses; no deadline or fee stated.

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 South College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

2

Entrance exams

2

Certifications

1

Health and background checks

6

Application basics

2

Paths

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

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.