Missouri State University offers a 4-year Generic BSN Nursing Prorgram. The first two years students are considered Pre-Nursing and are taking their General Education and pre-requisite courses, and apply to the Generic BSN program in January of the year they are ready to begin the nursing program in the summer. Students admitted to the program begin in the summer when summer classes begin the first part of June. The Nursing Department admits 41 students once a year to the Generic BSN nursing program.