Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire
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 Southern New Hampshire University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
SNHU offers only an online RN to BSN completion program (no pre-licensure BSN): requires an active unencumbered RN license and a nursing diploma or degree. No application fee, no test scores, no essay. Cumulative GPA 2.5 (or 2.0 to 2.49 with 9 later credits at 2.5+). Rolling admission up to 2 days before each term; next terms start Oct 26, 2026, Jan 4, 2027 and Mar 1, 2027. $354 per credit; 45 credits granted for the RN license plus up to 45 transfer credits; finish in as little as 1 year.
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 Southern New Hampshire University. Open a category to see each one.
Application basics
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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