Biological Sciences

Nursing Bachelor's Degree

Get Ready to Make a Difference

Impact lives with a challenging and rewarding Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Michigan's flagship technological university. Earning your nursing degree is one of the best career choices you can make for the job market of today and tomorrow. While completing your degree, you'll use cutting-edge technology in the lab, like HAL Simulations and an Anatomage Table. Apply your knowledge and gain experience with direct patient care by working 180 clinical hours at local hospitals and healthcare facilities. Join Michigan Tech's Emergency Medical Services, an on-campus team of student first responders. Find support in your academic family—a tradition where upper-level students “adopt” incoming students to offer guidance through their first year of the nursing degree program.

Nursing is ranked No. 18 of the Best Healthcare Jobs according to US News and World Report in April 2025.

To become a nurse, you must pass the NCLEX exam, which provides BSN graduates with their official nursing license. Thanks to Tech's individualized attention, small class sizes, hands-on experience, and rigorous curriculum, you'll graduate well prepared to take the NCLEX.

Get Hands-on Lab and Clinical Experience

Our faculty believes the best way to learn is with hands-on experience—which is why you'll complete over 1,000 clinical hours while earning your BS in Nursing. And while Tech has the latest technology available for you to practice on with our HAL Simulations and Anatomage Table, your most meaningful learning comes from providing hands-on care to actual patients—not hands-on simulation mannequin practice care.

Our emphasis on the clinical experience allows students to put what they have learned into practice. Each semester, students participate in clinical rotations that increase in complexity and include a variety of settings. These supervised direct practical experiences contribute to our mission of developing professional, competent, and caring nurses.

Academic Families Provide Extra Student Support

Academic families is a tradition where upper-level students "adopt" incoming students to help guide them through their first year of the nursing degree program. The practice of academic families is well known in some European universities and is a great way to make first-year students feel more comfortable in a new environment.

"Academic families provided me with additional support in the nursing program particularly my first semester when everything was new to me. It was always nice to have someone to ask questions and then eventually become that support system during our later years in the program."Rachael Kostick '24, nursing

Licensure Information

Students considering pursuing an academic program that leads to professional licensure are advised that the Michigan Tech's Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program prepares students to practice in the state of Michigan and is not intended to prepare students for out-of-state licensure. Michigan Tech has not yet determined whether its curriculum prepares students for licensure in any other state.

Students enrolled in Michigan Tech's nursing program seeking to practice outside the state of Michigan are advised to contact the appropriate licensing agency within their home state to seek information and additional guidance before beginning a program outside of their home state. Graduates who want to practice in other states should also review those requirements via the NCSBN website.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Michigan Technological University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

The Michigan State Board of Nursing Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 W. Ottawa Street, PO Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909, 517-373-7484, approves the Michigan Technological University Nursing program.

  • 1,000
    student clinical hours completed per student
  • 4
    High Fidelity Patient Simulators
  • 32
    or fewer students per class cohort

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Tomorrow Needs Talented Nurses

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics there will be a 6% increase in nursing jobs from 2023 to 2033. A bachelor's degree in nursing prepares you for a successful career as a leader and manager in clinical nursing within a variety of healthcare settings, in rural as well as urban practices. The BSN program is designed to provide the stimulus and foundation for progression to the graduate level of academic preparation.

Career Opportunities for Nursing Majors

Your future career options are vast with a degree in nursing. Careers include:

  • Critical Care/ICU Nurse

  • Emergency Room Nurse

  • Home Health Nurse

  • Labor and Delivery Nurse

  • Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Medical-Surgical Nurse

  • Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales

  • Nurse Case Manager

  • Occupational Nurse

  • Operating Room Nurse

  • Public Health Nurse

  • Travel Nurse

  • Telemedicine Nurse

Ready to take the next step?

Learn more about studying nursing at Michigan's flagship technological university.

"The clinical experience allowed my passion for nursing and compassion for people to really shine through. It made me realize nursing was the best choice I could have chosen for myself! In addition, I learned that I am able to persevere through challenges and problem-solve."

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Our students gain a profound understanding of social and cultural contexts through experiential learning and innovative research. We welcome you to be part of our caring, expansive college community, with 32 undergraduate and 24 graduate degrees to choose from.

The opportunities in Michigan Tech's College of Sciences and Arts are limitless. Transform into a civic leader ready to contribute to a sustainable future. Lead and participate in action-based experiences that are critical to the start of a fulfilling career. Job-shadow at a local hospital or veterinary clinic while preparing for a career in health. Design sound and lighting for a regional production. Conduct community forums on the implications of artificial intelligence. Work to purify vaccines. Study the impact of social media on society. Research the mysteries of space and galaxies beyond our universe. Explore transforming abandoned iron and copper mines into giant batteries. Understand freshwater ecosystem health. Document the nature of changes in cognitive function and motor behavior in aging and dementia.

At Michigan Tech, your academic growth is supported by a variety of learning centers, along with our Humanities Digital Media Zone and Writing Center. Model climate in the only cloud chamber of its kind. Take part in interdisciplinary health research in our state-of-the-art H-STEM Complex. Create amazing sights and sounds in our visual art, sound, and theatre performance spaces. 

Tomorrow Needs You

Supercharge your analytical skills to meet the demands of a technology-driven society at a flagship public research university powered by science, technology, engineering, and math. Graduate with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed to solve real-world problems and succeed in academia, research, and tomorrow's high-tech business landscape.

Undergraduate Majors in Biology

Not sure which major is the right fit? No problem. Browse the entire list of College of Sciences and Arts majors. Or, give yourself time and declare the General Sciences and Arts major, which lets you decide when you arrive on campus. To learn more, speak to an academic advisor.

"I've grown through clinical experience. It is one thing to read about cholecystitis in the textbook and another to care for a patient with cholecystitis. My clinical experience often seems to go hand-in-hand with the material covered in the classroom setting, which makes the learning hands-on and exciting."Jari Juntti, nursing