If you are a student pursing your first baccalaureate degree, our traditional BSN program is designed for you.
Our concept-based curriculum prepares you for a career as a professional nurse. You will study current trends in healthcare and participate in exceptional clinical opportunities and state-of-the-art simulation at one of our three campuses at IU Bloomington, IU Fort Wayne, or IU Indianapolis.
The IU School of Nursing traditional BSN pathway requires four years of full-time study.
To be eligible to apply to the traditional BSN pathway, you must:
The IU School of Nursing uses a Holistic Standard Admission Review to determine academic potential for success. Learn how overall admission scores will be generated from three components.
GPA across all courses taken at IU will be considered. This includes:
Students are ranked by their overall admission score and receive offers based on rank.
Please note, students are admitted to the BSN program for a specific semester and are expected to enter the program that semester. Applicants who decline admission, or who are not offered admission, may reapply for a later semester. Candidates have a total of three application consideration attempts. (A single application with multiple preferences selected is considered one application attempt.)
