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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Spalding University Louisville, Kentucky

Overview

Tuition $27,672
Licensure pass rate (2025) 92.9%
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 Spalding University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application

What you'll need

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

TEAS minimum 60% on each section, taken within 2 years, unlimited attempts; cumulative GPA 2.75 (2.5 to 2.74 considered with additional criteria); five science prerequisites with labs completed within 10 years; AHA BLS CPR; NURS 301 or CNA course/registry listing. 120 credit hours, 750 clinical hours.

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 Spalding University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

5

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

3

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.