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South College · School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Traditional)

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

Upper-division nursing courses cover mental health, pediatric, adult health, maternal-infant and community health nursing, plus nursing management and research, with laboratory and clinical training. Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
39 months full-time; the nursing major portion may be completed in 18 months
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
South College Knoxville campus — Knoxville, TN; South College Nashville campus — Nashville, TN; South College Asheville campus — Asheville, NC; South College Atlanta campus — Atlanta, GA; South College Orlando campus — Orlando, FL; South College Indianapolis campus — Indianapolis, IN; South College Pittsburgh campus — Cranberry Township, PA; South College Marietta campus — Marietta, GA

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
All required general education/core courses completed with a grade of C or higher
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA for general education/core prerequisite courses and for required science prerequisite courses
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Drug test and background check application before the first day of class
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS
RequiredATI TEAS at the BASIC academic preparedness level, or an equivalent HESI A2 score
Source: south.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.

Other fees

  • Nursing fee: $245 (per quarter) · mandatory Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,485
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
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

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) · School of Nursing, Knoxville, TN

    Initial: September 5, 2018 · Most recent: September 20, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Full approval

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. south.edu/program/bachelor-science-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. south.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26tuition-OngroundHybrid-Programs-Revised-March-2026_ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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