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Overview

Tuition $27,870
Duration 48 months
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 Southern Wesleyan University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses

Page states the TEAS is not currently required. Transfer applicants need a 2.75 GPA for BSN acceptance; prerequisites include English I and II, math (college algebra or statistics), general biology, general chemistry, general psychology, A&P I and II; upper-level nursing begins in year 2. Fall 2027 applications are open with review dates January 8 and March 1 and acceptance notices by April 1. 2026-27 tuition $29,500 per year plus about $13,500 in fees.

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 Wesleyan University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

6

Paths

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