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, accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (for student's who already hold a non-nursing bachelor's degree) and an online RN to B.S.N. (for associate and diploma registered nurses).
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.
- Apply to the standard Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
We are not currently accepting applications for the standard B.S.N. program in Rapid City, Sioux Falls or Brookings. The application for spring 2021 (January start) is due September 25, and will be available on this page about one month prior. In the meantime:
- Read a message from Dr. Shelly Brandenburger, the Director of Nursing Student Services.
- Attend an info session:
- Sign up for an in-person info session or
- Use one of these links at the designated time to attend via zoom:
- And, please note, if you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a two step process, you must:
- Apply to the university.
- Submit the College of Nursing application, available here about one month prior to the deadline.
Get the complete details on the standard B.S.N program.
- Apply to the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
We are currently accepting applications for the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in Aberdeen and Rapid City. The priority deadline for Aberdeen was June 1, however, applications will be considered on a rolling basis until September 1 or until the program is filled with qualified applicants. The priority deadline for Rapid City was June 1, however, applications will be considered on a rolling basis until August 15 or until the program is filled with qualified applicants The accelerated B.S.N. program is for students who already hold a non-nursing bachelor's degree but wish to obtain a B.S.N. Be sure to review the accelerated B.S.N. program requirements before applying.
We are not currently accepting applications for the accelerated B.S.N. program in Sioux Falls, for timeline information about that program, visit the Sioux Falls accelerated B.S.N. webpage.
If you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a TWO STEP process:
- Apply to the university.
- Submit the College of Nursing application via NursingCAS online application service.
- Apply to the online RN to B.S.N. program
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. Application deadlines are as follows:
Application due date Session start day September 1, 2020 October 19, 2020 November 1, 2020 December 21, 2020 February 1, 2021 March 15, 2020 April 1, 2021 May 17, 2021 If you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a TWO STEP process:
- Apply to the university.
- Submit the College of Nursing application via NursingCAS online application service.