Rasmussen University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Second Degree Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) · Bloomington, MN · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
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Prerequisites
The courses Rasmussen University says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01General ChemistryGeneral ChemistryNot an admission prerequisite. It may be required as general education before core nursing courses for non-health-science degree holders.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Second degree prospective students with a non-nursing or non-health sciences Bachelor's degree may need to complete five health science general education courses, such as General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 1, Anatomy & Physiology 2, General Microbiology and Human Nutrition.”
- 02Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy & Physiology 1Not an admission prerequisite. A&P I and II must be complete to begin nursing courses during the final general education quarter.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Second degree prospective students with a non-nursing or non-health sciences Bachelor's degree may need to complete five health science general education courses, such as General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 1, Anatomy & Physiology 2, General Microbiology and Human Nutrition.”
- 03Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy & Physiology 2Not an admission prerequisite.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Second degree prospective students with a non-nursing or non-health sciences Bachelor's degree may need to complete five health science general education courses, such as General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 1, Anatomy & Physiology 2, General Microbiology and Human Nutrition.”
- 04MicrobiologyGeneral MicrobiologyNot an admission prerequisite.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Second degree prospective students with a non-nursing or non-health sciences Bachelor's degree may need to complete five health science general education courses, such as General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 1, Anatomy & Physiology 2, General Microbiology and Human Nutrition.”
- 05NutritionHuman NutritionNot an admission prerequisite.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Second degree prospective students with a non-nursing or non-health sciences Bachelor's degree may need to complete five health science general education courses, such as General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 1, Anatomy & Physiology 2, General Microbiology and Human Nutrition.”
Minimum prerequisite grade
No prerequisite courses for admission
All required NUR coursework must be completed with a C or better to graduate.
source · rasmussen.edu
“At Rasmussen University, there are no prerequisite courses for admission into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.”
General education before nursing courses Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Health science general education courses may be completed after admission, before core nursing courses” vs “May be required for applicants whose degree is not in nursing or health sciences”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades
Minimum GPA on prior degree for admission
2.25
The 2.25 GPA on a conferred degree is one of several alternative ways to meet the entrance requirement. The others are an LPN/LVN license or a qualifying HESI, TEAS, ACT or SAT score.
source · catalog.apus.edu
“Conferred bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum GPA of 2.25 from a United States (U.S.) accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).”
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
HESI A2 cumulative score of 75%+, or TEAS total of 72%+, or ACT 20+, or SAT 1100+. Not needed if the applicant holds an LPN/LVN license or a conferred degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher.
A 2019 blog post says you must take the TEAS before beginning. The current catalog and program page instead treat the exam as one alternative among several.
source · catalog.apus.edu
“Achieve a score on the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam acceptable for admission: HESI® Admission Assessment – A Cumulative Score of 75% or higher.”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online lab policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Rasmussen University publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
November 2026 startDeadline not publishedstarts Nov 12, 2026The program page advertises eight start dates a year and does not publish an application deadline. The 2025-2026 catalog calendar lists Fall Term 2 as starting Thursday, November 12, 2026. The page applies this start date to the BSN program generally rather than naming the A-BSN specifically.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Next Start Date: November 12, 2026”
NursingCAS Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
Estimated tuition and fees
$392 per credit × 106 credits = $41,552 tuition plus $8,745 fees, about $50,297 total
The page says this reflects pricing for Florida students.
source · rasmussen.edu
“Full-Time Estimated Tuition and Fees $50,297*”
Application fee
$0
source · rasmussen.edu
“0 Cost Application Fee”
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Applies a 74-credit block transfer from the prior degree.
source · rasmussen.edu
“BSN Second Degree applicants must hold a bachelor's degree that has been awarded from an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education.”
Required information session
Must attend a nursing information session
source · rasmussen.edu
“The first step to begin the BSN program at Rasmussen University is to attend one of our required information sessions.”
Licensure states
Prospective students in 'Undetermined' states cannot enroll
The catalog lists 'Meets' states as FL, IL, KS, MN, ND, AL, GA, IN, IA, MO, MT, SD and WI. Prospective students in 'Undetermined' states cannot enroll.
source · rasmussen.edu
“The ABSN meets the educational requirements to apply for licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.”
- Health physical and immunizations.
source · catalog.apus.edu
“Health physical and proof of immunizations in accordance with the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook”
- Current BLS/CPR with defibrillator certification.
source · catalog.apus.edu
“Current Basic Life Saving and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification with Defibrillator. A valid certification is defined in the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook.”
- Complete the School of Nursing Orientation.
source · catalog.apus.edu
“The School of Nursing Orientation”
- Florida campus applicants must provide high school verification.
source · rasmussen.edu
“High school verification documentation is required for any applicant enrolling in a program through a Florida residential campus, such as an official transcript or standard high school diploma.”
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
Essays Not published. Confirm with the school.
Recommendations Not published. Confirm with the school.
CNA Not published. Confirm with the school.
Healthcare experience Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Good to know
What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.
Format
Hybrid: online coursework plus on-campus labs and clinicals
source · rasmussen.edu
“Our BSN degree program is a hybrid of online and in-person classes.”
Seat limits / waitlists
Some campuses have limited seats and may waitlist qualified applicants
source · rasmussen.edu
“Select campuses have limited seats per start date that may result in qualified candidates not being selected for admission or being offered a position on a wait list.”
Credits and block transfer
106 credits taken at Rasmussen, with a 74-credit block transfer from the prior degree
Credits are quarter credits.
source · rasmussen.edu
“The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is 180 total credits. 106 total credits assumes the entrance requirements for the Second Degree Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) option are met, resulting in 74 transfer credits from a prior degree.”
Seat limits / waitlist
No waitlist at many campuses, but some campuses have limited seats
source · rasmussen.edu
“Select campuses have limited seats per start date that may result in qualified candidates not being selected for admission or being offered a position on a wait list.”
Re-enrollment exam
Former nursing students out for more than 12 months must retake the entrance exam
source · catalog.apus.edu
“Former nursing students in good standing with the School of Nursing who have not been enrolled for more than 12 months must successfully repeat the School of Nursing Entrance Exam to be deemed eligible for re-enrollment into the nursing program through a consultation with the Dean of Nursing/Nurse Administrator.”
Start dates Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“8 starts per year” vs “Eight start dates a year”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources
Every page we read for Rasmussen University, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - BSN Degree | CCNE Accredited | Rasmussen Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- What Is an Accelerated BSN? Your Fast Track to an Advanced Nursing | Rasmussen Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Request More Information | Rasmussen Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Admissions - Apply for College | Rasmussen Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Privacy Policy | Rasmussen Universitytier 3 · policy · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Course Catalog | Rasmussen Universitytier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
- Tuition, Student Support and Financial Assistance | Rasmussen Universitytier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 14, 2026
- https://www.rasmussen.edu/docs/rasmussenlibraries/pdf/course_catalog/2025-2026-rasmussen-university-course-catalog.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026PDF text truncated (223 pages)
- https://www.rasmussen.edu/docs/rasmussenlibraries/pdf/course_catalog/2024-2025-rasmussen-university-course-catalog.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 14, 2026PDF text truncated (227 pages)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Second Degree Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) | Rasmussen University | American Public University Systemtier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- Is the Wausau, WI campus offering the Second Degree A-BSN? The program page lists it among BSN campuses, but the 2026-2027 catalog entry does not.
- Which of the five health science courses are required depends on the transcript evaluation. The pages give no minimum grades or credit amounts for them.
- No application deadlines are published for any start date.
- Does the 2.25 GPA apply to the prior degree's cumulative GPA only?
- The program page lists a Wausau, WI campus for the BSN, but the 2026-2027 catalog's list for the Second Degree A-BSN option omits Wisconsin. Is the Second Degree option offered at Wausau?
- Which specific health science general education courses are required depends on transcript evaluation. Credit, lab and grade requirements for them are not published.
- No application deadlines are published for any start date; only the next start (November 12, 2026) is shown.
- Whether Rasmussen uses NursingCAS is not stated; applications appear to go through an admissions representative.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on start_terms: 8 starts per year | Eight start dates a year.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on partial_completion: Health science general education courses may be completed after admission, before core nursing courses | May be required for applicants whose degree is not in nursing or health sciences.
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