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 California Baptist University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
Must first be admitted to CBU as Pre-Nursing. Cumulative GPA 3.0 (or last 60 units), pre-nursing science GPA 2.8, 5 science and 5 non-science prerequisites with C or higher, in-person TEAS 64% or higher within 6 months of the deadline (up to 3 attempts, 30 days apart). Two electronic recommendations required (up to four accepted). Fall 2027 cohort: NursingCAS opens Nov 15, 2026, early deadline Feb 15, 2027 (TEAS done by then), final deadline Mar 1, 2027; Spring cohorts open Jun 1 with early deadline Aug 31 and final Sep 15 (important dates: https://calbaptist.edu/academics/programs/bachelor-of-science-nursing/important-dates).
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.