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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Hybrid)

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 hybrid prelicensure BSN for Florida residents with 120 credits. Online asynchronous coursework is paired with in-person skills and simulation labs in St. Petersburg and supervised clinical rotations with healthcare partners.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
120 credits
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Educational Site (St. Petersburg) — St. Petersburg, FL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Eligible student states
Open to Florida residents
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure exam
Prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Background check
Background check whose results allow participation in clinical at every contracted agency
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Health & immunization requirements
Drug screen including THC; immunizations, CPR certification, health status report and proof of health insurance for clinicals
Source: excelsior.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.
  • $550 per credit

    All students

    Calculated$66,000 — 120 credits × $550 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Start terms & deadlines

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

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 placements
All students participate in supervised clinical rotations with the university's healthcare partners
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Simulation
Hybrid portion of one or more days per week takes place in on-site nursing skills and simulation labs
Source: excelsior.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

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Baccalaureate (BSN) · Albany, NY

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Excelsior University — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/nursing-requirements/bachelor-of-science-in-nursing- — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. excelsior.edu/program/bachelor-of-science-in-nursing-hybrid/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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