Bachelor of Science in Nursing at University of Mount Saint Vincent

Overview

Tuition $42,740

Licensure pass rate (2025) 75%

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 University of Mount Saint Vincent asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

Traditional BS in Nursing (Saint Joseph's School of Nursing): students enter the university as nursing majors and must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA to enter the first clinical course NURS 230, with C+ or better in all required science and nursing courses; only one nursing or science course may be repeated and two failures (or two withdrawals) end eligibility. No entrance exam, deadline or fee stated on the nursing pages; a separate accelerated second-degree BSN is 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 University of Mount Saint Vincent. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

5

Entrance exams

2

Application basics

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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