BSN Nursing at University of Virginia

Programme overview

The Traditional BSN at the UVA School of Nursing is a four-year, 120-credit programme. Students work in clinical skills and simulation labs, do research, and complete clinical rotations across five specialty areas.

Faculty: School of Nursing | Department: School of Nursing | Duration: 4 years full-time, 120 credits (Traditional BSN) | Intake: Fall; apply by January 1 (Early Action November 1) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Courses include anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, leadership and nursing practice. Clinical rotations begin in the second semester of the second year, and fourth-year students complete a semester-long practicum intensive. Optional education abroad includes an exchange in Australia and summer programmes in Honduras and St. Kitts and Nevis.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for NCLEX eligibility.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Traditional BSN (first-year applicants): apply by January 1 (Early Action November 1). Admission is competitive, with over 3,000 applications for 90 first-year places last year. Applicants should take challenging high school courses and have a strong academic record; health care or nursing exposure is helpful. No interview is required. Other routes: RN to BSN (licensed RN, apply by March 1), 3-Year BSN Transfer (deadlines February 1 internal, March 1 external), 2-Year Accelerated BSN Transfer (deadline October 1).

Domestic applicants: USD 21,671 a year (2026-27). Virginia resident tuition, Traditional BSN, fall and spring; excludes comprehensive and activity fees Source

International applicants: USD 62,425 a year (2026-27). Non-Virginia resident tuition, Traditional BSN, fall and spring; excludes fees Source

First-year entry for Fall 2027 via Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision; transfer applicants can apply for Spring or Fall entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 1 (decisions by December 15 and February 15 respectively); Regular Decision January 5 (decision by April 1). Applications are submitted through the Common Application. Standardized testing is test optional for Fall 2027 first-year applicants.

Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 1 (notification by December 1); Fall Transfer March 1 (notification by May 1). Transfer applications are test optional.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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