Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Thomas University

Overview

Tuition $34,770

Licensure pass rate (2025) 92%

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 St. Thomas University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

Apply through School application

What you'll need

Prerequisite courses

Traditional on-ground BSN: students complete prerequisite coursework with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in all prerequisites and pass the TEAS entrance exam (score not stated); current STU students submit a Change of Major Form. Upper-division BSN courses are full-time over two years; whole program four years. Page states 92% of graduates pass NCLEX (year not given); College of Nursing page cites 100% NCLEX pass rate for 2024 through March 2025. Online RN to BSN and accelerated BSN also offered via online.stu.edu.

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 St. Thomas University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

12

Entrance exams

1

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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

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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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