BSN 15-Month Option Admission Requirements

Complete applications are reviewed and notified of the admission decisions on a rolling basis.

Students in the 15-Month Option complete their required general education and general elective credits before entering Bellin College.

The program is designed in eight-week sessions to be completed in seven consecutive terms. Students graduate after 15 academic months of coursework.

This program has two start dates, one in January with graduation in May of the following year and one at the end of May with graduation the following October. A credit evaluation will determine eligibility for this option.

Applicants to the 15-Month Option must have 56 credits of required general education and general elective courses. All courses that meet a general education course and general elective course will be considered.

Required general education courses prior to enrollment include:

  • Anatomy and Physiology l with lab
  • Anatomy and Physiology ll with lab
  • Chemistry with lab
  • Microbiology with lab
  • Business
  • Communication or Speech
  • Human Development
  • Human Diversity
  • College Algebra
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy/Ethics
  • Statistics
  • Writing
  • Humanities
  • Social Science
  • General
  • Upper-level elective

Students must have earned a grade of C or higher in the courses listed above. Courses repeated more than once are reviewed on an individual basis. A GPA of 3.0 in transfer courses is needed as a minimum requirement. Credits from non-semester schools will be converted.

**If a student has a prior bachelor’s degree, the writing requirement is satisfied. Students will need to meet the minimum general education credit requirement to obtain a Bellin College degree.