Grand Canyon University · College of Nursing and Health Care Professions

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-Licensure)

BSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate for-profit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Pre-licensure BSN of 123 credits taught on campus in 15-week sessions, with clinical practice and simulation work in the third and fourth years, a capstone project and preparation for the NCLEX-RN.

Credential: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery: On-campus
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 123 credits
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Phoenix main campus — Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA: Minimum 2.82.8+ unweighted GPA, or 2.5+ unweighted GPA with ACT 19 / SAT 1000 (math and reading)
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

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$8,250 per semester
All students
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $873
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138

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

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

Simulation: Access to immersive simulation suites in the third and fourth years
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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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) · College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, Phoenix, AZ
Initial: April 21, 2001 · Most recent: November 4, 2020 · Term expires: June 30, 2031 · Next review: Fall 2030
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

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 ratePhoenix main campus	2025	97.05%296 candidates	First-time test takers, Phoenix, Arizona main campus Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
gcu.edu/degree-programs/bsn-pre-licensure — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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