Skip to content
Top Nursing Schools

Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

BS in Nursing LVN to BSN

BSNLPN / LVN-to-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 BSN for LVNs who have completed 48 units of nursing prerequisites, with clinical opportunities and simulation at regional locations.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
LPN / LVN-to-BSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
72 program units; 120 total units to graduate
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
High Desert — CA; Inland Empire — CA; Monrovia — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Licensed practical / vocational nurse
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
License requirement
Current LVN license
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 for regular admission
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Minimum of 48 semester units of transferable nursing prerequisite coursework
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two professional recommendations (from school or work)
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.

  • $835 per credit

    All students

    Calculated$60,120 — 72 credits × $835 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
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, Summer Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

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

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

Sources

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

Spotted something out of date? Request a correction.

Related programs

Azusa Pacific University

BS in Nursing Transfer

BSNPrelicensure
  • High Desert — CA · Inland Empire — CA · Monrovia — CA
  • On-campus · Full-time
  • Two years · 72 program units; 120 total units to graduate
  • $835 per credit · All students+1 more
  • For: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)

Not yet verified: upcoming deadline

View Program