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 Bowie State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Cumulative GPA 2.75 and science GPA 3.0 with science courses within five years. ATI TEAS minimum 65%, taken on site at Bowie State, scores valid one year, three attempts max; only currently enrolled BSU students may apply. Essay, two reference letters and transcripts via NursingCAS. Department page listed the last cycle as applications open November 1 to December 7, 2025 with TEAS due December 4, 2025; Fall 2026 TEAS dates run September to December.
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.