BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York

Overview

Tuition $8,881

Licensure pass rate (2025) 82.7%

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 SUNY College at Plattsburgh asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required

Apply through School application

Nursing Major First-Year Entry Program: four year pre-licensure BS leading to NCLEX-RN eligibility, CCNE accredited; nursing coursework begins sophomore year. Admission to the major is competitive and contingent on academic qualifications and availability: general college admission requirements plus three units of high school science (including biology and chemistry) and three units of high school mathematics; TOEFL 560 paper / 83 online for non-native English speakers. Minimum grade of C in all nursing and cognate courses. Page states pass rates exceeded the New York statewide rate 2018-2022 but gives no number; an online RN to BS also offered.

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 SUNY College at Plattsburgh. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

Entrance exams

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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