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The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) equips students to become professional healthcare providers specializing in wellness, disease treatment, and recovery support. The curriculum offers three tracks: two for pre-licensure candidates (GNURS and SCND) and one for licensed RNs (NURN). Each BSN student selects one specialization path. Prelicensure graduates become eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing exam administered by state nursing boards. BSN degree holders may also pursue advanced nursing education through graduate programs.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.