Application Availability and Deadlines
A nursing career will challenge you to continually learn and build excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills while making a difference in people’s lives. Nursing is an exciting profession that affords practitioners many opportunities.
Nursing at SDSU is rewarding and fun. We offer a standard Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing designed for students who already hold a non-nursing bachelor's degree and an online RN to B.S.N designed to help registered nurses who have an associate's degree in nursing move ahead in their nursing career.
If you are interested in applying to one of our graduate nursing programs, which include the Master of Science in Nursing, Certificate Program, Doctor of Nursing Practice or Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, visit our Department of Graduate Nursing.
Applications for the standard B.S.N. program for spring start (January) are due September 25 each year. Applications for the standard B.S.N. program for fall start (August) are due January 25 each year. The deadline to apply to our standard option in Rapid City for fall 2023 has been extended to July 1.
Please note,as you consider application, if you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a two step process, you must:
The accelerated B.S.N. program is designed for students who already hold a non-nursing bachelor's degree but wish to obtain a B.S.N. The program is offered in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls. The application to the program in Aberdeen and Rapid City is available on NursingCAS around March 1 each year. The deadline is June 1. The application to the program in Sioux Falls is available on NursingCAS by October 15 each year. The priority deadline for the Sioux Fall site is January 25. Be sure to review the accelerated B.S.N. program requirements before applying, if you haven't already.
If you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a TWO STEP process:
We are currently accepting applications for the online RN to B.S.N. program. Be sure to review the RN to B.S.N. program requirements before applying, if you haven't already. Application deadlines are as follows:
| Application due date | Session start date | Session end date |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2022 | August 29, 2022 | October 14, 2022 |
| September 1, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | December 9, 2022 |
| December 1, 2022 | January 9, 2023 | February 24, 2023 |
| February 1, 2022 | March 20, 2023 | May 5, 2023 |
| April 1, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | June 30, 2023 |
| June 1, 2023 | July 3, 2023 | August 18, 2023 |
| July 1, 2023 | August 28, 2023 | October 13, 2023 |
| September 1, 2023 | October 23, 2023 | December 8, 2023 |
If you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a TWO STEP process:
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