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Kent State University at Kent · College of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Traditional Entry

BSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Four-year pre-licensure BSN offered in person at the Kent campus and four regional campuses. Students complete prerequisites and then apply to the Professional Nursing Sequence; the program prepares graduates to take the NCLEX-RN.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Four years
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Minimum 122 total credit hours (Traditional Entry roadmap)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Kent Campus — Kent, OH; Geauga Campus — OH; Salem Campus — OH; Stark Campus — OH; Trumbull Campus — OH

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
Completed high school-level mathematics, biology and chemistry (Traditional Entry)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.7High school GPA of 2.700 with a 22 ACT composite or 1100 SAT, or a 3.000 high school GPA; selective and competitive
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Transfer students: minimum 2.750 overall GPA and 12 college credit hours (Traditional Entry)
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ACT
One accepted test required — published minimum 2222 ACT composite or 1100 SAT is required with a 2.700 high school GPA; not needed with a 3.000 high school GPA
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
SAT
One accepted test required — published minimum 11001100 SAT or 22 ACT composite is required with a 2.700 high school GPA; not needed with a 3.000 high school GPA
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

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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: $11,595
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,708
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $172
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,483
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,352
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

  • Feb. - May

    Fall (Professional Nursing Sequence application cycle)

    Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • Mid-Oct. - Dec.

    Spring (Professional Nursing Sequence application cycle)

    Source: kent.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 placements
Depending on the campus, students complete some or most clinical hours at hospitals and facilities in the local community
Source: kent.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) · College of Nursing, Kent, OH

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 14, 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: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. kent.edu/nursing/nursing-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. kent.edu/nursing/programs — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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