Overview
Duration 12–24 months
A completion program for licensed registered nurses with an ADN, ASN or nursing diploma who want a bachelor's in nursing. Most courses are online and build on the RN license you already hold.
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared RNs for roles requiring expanded leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice competencies, and many hospitals require the BSN for advancement.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at University of Iowa. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Certifications
1
Application basics
3
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Anna
BSN grad from University of Iowa · class of 2025
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martyna
Nursing student at University of Iowa · IA
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Zoe Adams Harris
BSN grad · University of Iowa · sharing my nurse journey
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syd
BSN student at University of Iowa · Minnesota to Iowa
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Rayna
New grad nurse · UIowa alum · class of 2026
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Avery Galles
BSN grad from University of Iowa · new RN in Iowa
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