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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · University of Michigan School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Sophomore Transfer 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

Three-year full-time lockstep BSN for sophomore transfer students, who may bring in up to 36-40 credit hours, mainly prerequisites. Prerequisites include English composition, psychology, organic biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, and statistics.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Three years, full-time lockstep
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, MI

Entry background & licensure

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

Admissions requirements

Admissions requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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: $17,977
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,775
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $332
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,192
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $54,720
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • February 1 (year not printed)

    Sophomore transfer · Transfer applicants

    Source: nursing.umich.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 hours
1,000+ hours of hands-on clinical experience across the BSN program
Source: nursing.umich.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) · School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: November 1, 2021 · Term expires: June 30, 2032 · Next review: Fall 2031

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MI) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.umich.edu/academics/apply — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.umich.edu/academics/bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.umich.edu/admissions-aid/application-information/requirements/bsn-program-sophomor — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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