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Seattle University · College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Nursing, BS (first-year entry)

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

Four-year, in-person BSN combining university core coursework with nursing science and clinical learning, preparing students for the NCLEX-RN.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
4 years for first-year students
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
120 semester / 180 quarter credits
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
First Hill campus — Seattle, WA

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
Three years of college preparatory mathematics and a full year each of laboratory biology and laboratory chemistry in high school
Source: seattleu.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: $53,235
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $53,235
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,050
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,012
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,012
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • January 15 (year not printed)

    Fall quarter admission · First-year applicants

    Source: seattleu.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 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) · College of Nursing, Seattle, WA

    Initial: September 28, 2002 · Most recent: April 11, 2022 · Term expires: December 31, 2032 · Next review: Spring 2032

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/nursing-bs/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/nursing-bs/how-to-apply-first-time-in-college-students — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. seattleu.edu/nursing-health-sciences/about/accreditations/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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