Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

Traditional BSN (Nursing Major)

BSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A cohort-based prelicensure BSN in which coursework is sequenced by semester, with clinical experiences each semester, simulation and faith integration throughout the curriculum.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 69-71 program units
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Azusa (Main Campus) — Azusa, CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam: Graduates are eligible to apply to take the NCLEX-RN for California RN licensure
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA: Minimum 3.5Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (high school, college or university)
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Prerequisite courses with a grade of B (3.0) or better, including high school chemistry and biology, math and Writing 1
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement: One-page statement of professional goals in nursing
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References: One professional recommendation from an employer or community leader
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check: Current background check before the first nursing course
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — published minimum 80Applies to international applicants with English as a second language
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $700
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

November 15
Traditional BSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical hours: Clinical experiences each semester in acute and ambulatory healthcare settings across Southern California
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Simulation: Simulation, virtual patients and competency-validated skills training
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Baccalaureate (BSN) · School of Nursing, Azusa, CA
Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 28, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

State board of nursing approval

BRN— California Board of Registered Nursing
Scope as stated by the source
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Approved

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.

Measure	Year	Result	Population / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate	2024-25	82.16%482 candidates	First-time NCLEX-RN test takers who were part of APU's BSN program, per the California Board of Registered Nursing as cited by APU Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (CA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
apu.edu/programs/bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
apu.edu/programs/masters-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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