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 Biola University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Interview
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Two-phase program: students enter as pre-clinical (Healthcare Management pathway) then apply to the clinical nursing program through a Centralized Application Service. Clinical admission requires TEAS 70 or above, cumulative GPA 3.2, science prerequisite GPA 2.5, B or higher in NURS 112, personal references and a biographical sketch, interview, criminal background check, 10-panel drug test, immunizations and AHA CPR/AED. Program designed for 4.5 years full time; deadline dates not published on the page.
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.