Accelerated BSN · West Virginia

West Liberty University

Accelerated BA to BSN Program (BA/BS to BSN Nursing Program) · West Liberty, WV · school's own site

ActiveIn personlast verified Oct 2026
Next application deadline
Not published
Start is printed only as 'Fall semester (late August)' with no year. No application open date or deadline is published for the BA/BS to BSN program; the February 1 priority deadline on the entrance-requirements page applies to the entry-level (sophomore) pathway, not this program.
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Program length
16 months
Format
In person
Start
Fall (late August)
Admission GPA
3.0
Entrance exam
Not published
Prereqs expire after
Not published

Prerequisites

The courses West Liberty says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.

  1. 01
    General PsychologyGeneral Psychology · PSYCH 101Code from 'Prerequisite courses: CHEM 100, MATH 160, PSYCH 101, PSYCH 252, BIO 212, 214, 216'.
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  2. 02
    Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentDevelopmental Psychology · PSYCH 252Handbook lists PSY 252 as Lifespan Development.
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  3. 03
    General ChemistryChemistry · CHEM 100WLU CHEM 100 is Foundations of Chemistry; the WLU entry-level track pairs it with CHEM 101 lab, but the BA/BS page does not state a lab requirement.
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  4. 04
    Anatomy & Physiology IAnatomy and Physiology I · BIO 212
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  5. 05
    Anatomy & Physiology IIAnatomy and Physiology II · BIO 214
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  6. 06
    MicrobiologyMicrobiology · BIO 216
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
  7. 07
    StatisticsStatistics · MATH 160MATH 160 Intro to Statistics.
    source · westliberty.edu
    “Completion of the following prerequisite courses: General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Statistics”
    https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
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Minimum prerequisite grade Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Do prerequisites expire?

Course age limit Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Attempt limits Not published. Confirm with the school.
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GPA and grades

Minimum overall GPA for admission
3.0
source · westliberty.edu
“Overall grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4 point system”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Science GPA Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Is there an entrance exam?

Entrance exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Where can courses be taken?

Online lab policy Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates

Upcoming cycles West Liberty publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.

Fall cohortDeadline not publishedStart is printed only as 'Fall semester (late August)' with no year. No application open date or deadline is published for the BA/BS to BSN program; the February 1 priority deadline on the entrance-requirements page applies to the entry-level (sophomore) pathway, not this program.
source · westliberty.edu
“The program begins in the Fall semester (late August) and runs for sixteen months (four semesters, including summer.)”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
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.

Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application fee Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements

What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
source · westliberty.edu
“Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Personal essay
Required: essay on how the program will help the student reach goals
source · westliberty.edu
“Personal essay related to how this program will help the student reach goals”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Resume
Short resume required
Listed on the program page; the separate BA/BS to BSN Entrance Requirements page omits the resume.
source · westliberty.edu
“Short resume”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Recommendations 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.

Start term
Fall (late August)
source · westliberty.edu
“The program begins in the Fall semester (late August) and runs for sixteen months (four semesters, including summer.)”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Selection
Selection by the Nursing Academic Standards Committee
source · westliberty.edu
“The second degree program student applicants will be selected by the Academic Standards Committee of the Nursing program based on the following criteria:”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/babs-bsn-program/ · tier 1
Accreditation
CCNE accredited
source · westliberty.edu
“The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at West Liberty University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate in Nursing Education CCNE”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/files/2026/08/NURSING-HANDBOOK-26-27-UPDATED-8-20-26.pdf · tier 1
Outside courses during program
No courses outside the major without Department Chair permission
source · westliberty.edu
“Once in the program, students may not take courses outside of the major unless permission is given by Department Chair.”
https://westliberty.edu/nursing/files/2026/08/NURSING-HANDBOOK-26-27-UPDATED-8-20-26.pdf · tier 1
Format Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“On campus, full-time, with simulation/skills labs and clinicals at area hospitals” vs “On campus, with simulation/skills labs and clinical practice in area hospitals and health care agencies”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources

Every page we read for West Liberty, 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.

  1. Nursing Program BSN: Accelerated BA to BSN Programs
    tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 13, 2026
  2. Nursing Program Prerequisites : Program Entrance Requirements
    tier 2 · how to apply · checked Oct 13, 2026
  3. https://westliberty.edu/nursing/files/2022/02/Class-of-2024-DegreeCompletionChecklist.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 13, 2026
  4. https://westliberty.edu/nursing/files/2026/08/NURSING-HANDBOOK-26-27-UPDATED-8-20-26.pdf
    tier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 13, 2026
    PDF text truncated (48 pages)
  5. BA/BS to BSN Entrance Requirements - Department of Nursing
    tier 2 · how to apply · checked Oct 13, 2026
  6. WLU Financial Aid Office - West Liberty University
    tier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 13, 2026
  7. Privacy Policy - West Liberty University: An Affordable Public College Near Wheeling, WV
    tier 3 · policy · checked Oct 13, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
  • No application deadline or open date is published for the BA/BS to BSN program.
  • No minimum prerequisite grade is stated for the BA/BS to BSN program (entry-level pathway requires C or higher).
  • The application portal URL is not given on the provided pages.
  • Whether background check and drug screen (listed for entry-level full admission) apply to BA/BS to BSN admission is not stated.
  • Tuition and application fee are not published on the provided pages.
  • Whether NursingCAS is used is not stated.
  • No application deadline or opening date is published for the BA/BS to BSN program.
  • No minimum prerequisite grade is stated for the second-degree program. The C-or-higher rule on the entry-level page may or may not apply.
  • It is unclear whether chemistry must include a lab (CHEM 101) and whether CHEM 110/111 is accepted for second-degree applicants.
  • Tuition, application fee, and the application portal URL are not published on the provided pages.
  • It is unclear whether the background check and drug screen listed for entry-level full admission also apply to BA/BS to BSN students.
  • Two readings of the page disagreed on format: On campus, full-time, with simulation/skills labs and clinicals at area hospitals | On campus, with simulation/skills labs and clinical practice in area hospitals and health care agencies.

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