Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.
Getting in
What Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
HESI A2 weighted composite of 60% required; GPA requirement waived if HESI A2 composite is 75% or higher. High school or college cumulative GPA 2.75 (GED accepted). Three-year BSN with classes starting about every eight weeks, six times per year (Dallas page lists next start Oct 26). No deadlines, fees or NCLEX rate stated.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
CNA to BSN
Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.