Bachelor of Science in Nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Overview

Tuition $33,494

Licensure pass rate (2025) 80%

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 West Virginia Wesleyan College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS

Minimum GPA 3.0

Apply through Common App

What you'll need

Transcripts

Traditional BSN (new plan of study effective Fall 2026) admits through general undergraduate admission: WVWC application or Common App plus high school transcript, test-optional, individual review with interview encouraged; no nursing-specific GPA or exam stated. LPN to BSN hybrid pathway (started fall 2025) requires active LPN license, 3.0 GPA, two recommendation letters, transcripts and syllabi, and an interview; $400 per credit plus $684 nursing fee per term. NCLEX first-time pass rate 80% in 2025 (91.7% in 2024).

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 West Virginia Wesleyan College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

7

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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