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Oakland University · School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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

Pre-licensure BSN track with clinical experiences across Southeastern Michigan. Applicants complete eight pre-nursing courses first and are admitted competitively using the pre-nursing GPA, an essay, a professional reference form and a character assessment.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Main Campus (Human Health Building) — Rochester, MI

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Pre-nursing GPA of 3.0 or higher required for admissions consideration
Source: oakland.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
Essay, professional reference form and character assessment considered with the pre-nursing GPA
Source: oakland.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
BIO 1200, BIO 2006, CHM 1040, CHM 2010, PSY 1000 and other listed pre-nursing courses, each with a grade of B- or higher; the five science courses form the pre-nursing GPA
Source: oakland.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.

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: $16,429
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,737
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,979
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,648
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Winter Source: oakland.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, Rochester, MI

    Initial: September 28, 2002 · Most recent: March 16, 2022 · Term expires: December 31, 2032 · Next review: Spring 2032

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MI) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. oakland.edu/nursing/undergraduate-program/bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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