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 Aurora University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Catalog requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA and C or better in all prerequisites (biology, microbiology, chemistry with labs, A&P I and II, statistics, NUR-1214, lifespan development); science prerequisites within 10 years. Separate School of Nursing application: Spring 2027 priority July 10, 2026 and rolling Oct 30, 2026; Fall 2027 priority Jan 29, 2027 and rolling June 4, 2027. Final transcripts due Jan 8, 2027 (spring) or Aug 1, 2027 (fall); no entrance exam 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.