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 Austin Community College District asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
ACC offers only an RN-to-BSN (no pre-licensure BSN); requires a current unencumbered Texas or compact RN license, one recommendation letter from nursing faculty or employer, C in all prior nursing coursework with nursing GPA 2.5, and prerequisites completed with GPA 2.5 and C or higher each. Deadlines: Fall 2026 July 15, 2026; Spring 2027 December 1, 2026. Full-time track 3 semesters (as little as 12 months), part-time 5 semesters.
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.