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Overview

Tuition $40,454
Licensure pass rate (2025) 76.47%
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 The College of Saint Scholastica asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 3.0
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 60

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • CPR certification
  • Immunizations

Direct Entry (high school or transfer) requires a 3.5 GPA with prerequisites at B or higher and a February 10 priority deadline; General Entry requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA with prerequisites at C or higher, applying in the final semester of prerequisites. All students need a CNA course, two-year Healthcare Provider CPR and immunizations before starting; 60 students accepted each semester; $1,330 in program fees on top of tuition. No entrance exam mentioned.

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 The College of Saint Scholastica. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

9

Paths

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