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 Bemidji State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- CPR certification
- Prerequisite courses
Catalog states a required GPA of 2.25 and at least 30 semester credits including BIOL 1111/1112, BIOL 2750, CHEM 1111, PSY 1100 and PSY 3237 before admission consideration. A Certified Nursing Assistant course, AHA HeartCode BLS CPR certification and the ATI TEAS exam must be completed before the sophomore year starts. Deadlines and cohort size not stated in the catalog.
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.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.