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Emory University · Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Transfer Option

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

On-campus BSN for students who completed prerequisites and 60 semester hours elsewhere, followed by four full-time nursing semesters with classroom, simulation and clinical instruction.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
8 semesters (4 prerequisite semesters, 4 nursing semesters)
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing — Atlanta, GA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: nursing.emory.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 take the NCLEX examination in any U.S. state
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graded college credit, with prerequisites completed with a grade of C or higher
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$50$50 application fee
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Applicants with a cumulative GPA below 3.5 are required to submit test scores
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
One accepted test requiredOne of TEAS, SAT, ACT or GRE is required
Source: nursing.emory.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.

  • $70,300 per year

    All students · 2026-2027

    Excludes: Fees ($2,248), housing and food listed separately

    Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,920
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,920
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $854
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $46,800
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $46,800
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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.

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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) · Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA

    Initial: April 16, 1998 · Most recent: January 23, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (GA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.emory.edu/accreditation — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.emory.edu/admissions/apply-now — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.emory.edu/admissions/tuition-and-funding — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. nursing.emory.edu/degrees-programs/nursing/bachelor-science-nursing-transfer-option — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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