Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Students and faculty in the nursing skills lab

Hesston College offers three paths to a BSN degree and RN licensure.

If you are a high school student

What you need

  • Your ACT or SAT score.
  • Your transcript of college or dual-credit courses, if applicable. This can accelerate your progress through the program
  • Your high school GPA/transcript

Guarantee your place in the nursing program when nursing courses start in your junior year by meeting admission criteria.

What you will do

*3-year sequence available to students who enter with 18 or more hours of college credit/dual credit.

What you will become


If you are a transfer student

What you need

  • Your ACT or SAT score. Hesston College offers an alternative (ACCUPLACER) which you can take remotely if you don’t have ACT or SAT scores.
  • Your high school and college transcripts with at least 50 college credits by the time you enter the program. See prerequisite list.

What you will do

What you will become


If you are an LPN

What you need

  • Current LPN license allowing practice in Kansas;
  • Your ACT or SAT score. Hesston College offers an alternative (ACCUPLACER) which you can take remotely if you don’t have ACT or SAT scores.
  • Your high school and college transcripts with at least 50 college credits by the time you enter the program. See prerequisite list.

What you will do

What you will become


If you are an international student (high school, transfer or LPN to BSN)

What you will need

  • Your ACT or SAT score. Hesston College offers an alternative (ACCUPLACER) which you can take remotely if you don’t have ACT or SAT scores.
  • Your high school and college transcripts with at least 50 college credits by the time you enter the program. See prerequisite list.
  • If you are an LPN, current LPN license allowing practice in Kansas;
  • TOEFL score

What you will do

Follow the curriculum sequence that applies to you – high school student, transfer student, LPN to BSN student.

What you will become

Outcomes – NCLEX pass rate, program completion, job placement (see Student Outcomes section)