Apply to Nursing
For an overview of the programs currently accepting applications, Please visit our application page.
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 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.
Apply to the standard Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
Applications for the standard B.S.N. program for spring start (January) are due Sept. 25 each year. Applications for the standard B.S.N. program for fall start (August) are due Feb. 25 each year.
Please notes you consider application, if you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a two step process, you must:
Apply to the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program
The accelerated B.S.N. program is designed for students who wish to obtain a B.S.N. in as little as 12 months. 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 Feb. 1 each year. The priority deadline for Aberdeen and Rapid City is April 1; however, applications will be considered on a rolling basis after April 1 with a final deadline of Nov. 1.
The application to the program in Sioux Falls is available on NursingCAS by early August each year. The priority deadline for the Sioux Fall site is Jan. 25, but applications will be considered on a rolling basis after Jan. 25 with a final deadline of May 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:
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 and application deadlines before applying, if you haven't already.
If you are not currently an SDSU student, application is a two step process:
