and red ribbons." width="180" height="173" />Indiana State offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) for students entering without RN or LPN licensure. This traditional four-year, campus-based baccalaureate degree is excellent preparation for great careers as a registered nurse (RN), including leadership roles.
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The School of Nursing admitted the first class of students in September 1962. Since that time, our mission has been to develop students who are competent, caring nursing professionals, leaders, and productive citizens. In the second quarter of 2023, all graduates of Indiana State’s traditional four-year nursing program passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt.
As a student in Indiana State’s BSN program, you will benefit from a balanced course of study that combines theory and clinical nursing courses, required support and Foundational Studies courses, and electives. You will be prepared for all aspects of nursing, including areas such as pediatric care, emergency room nursing, labor and delivery nursing, oncology care, and home care nursing.
As a graduate, you will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for entry into practice as a registered nurse.
As a student in Indiana State’s Nursing program, you will benefit from faculty who are dedicated to providing quality hands-on learning opportunities through course design, clinical experiences, and service-learning projects. Faculty research and specialties encompass areas such as medical-surgical nursing, infection control, acute care, emergency nursing, mental health nursing, and patient outcomes and safety.
Students must first be admitted to the University before they are eligible to apply to the nursing major. Admission to the University as a nursing student is not admission into the nursing major. Students complete prerequisite courses in the first three semesters as pre-nursing students before applying to the nursing major.
Admission is competitive. Admission requirements and criteria can be found at Campus BSN Traditional Track Admission, Progression, Retention, Dismissal, and Graduation Policy. The average cumulative GPA for students who have been successfully admitted into the major is higher than 3.5. Students whose cumulative college GPA is below 2.75, or whose science prerequisite GPA is below 2.5, are not eligible to apply to the major.
