Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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-Salt Lake City asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher from high school or college; HESI A2 weighted composite 60% minimum, and a score of 75%+ waives the GPA requirement (per arizonacollege.edu/admissions). New sessions start six times per year, about every 8 weeks; next start listed October 26. Site states NCLEX-RN pass rates above 90% for two consecutive years but gives no exact figure.

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 BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

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.

4 years

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