Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CaliforniaOverview
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 State University-Bakersfield asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
csub.edu was unreachable (DNS) at fetch time; values come from the official Traditional BSN admissions-criteria and apply-now pages as indexed in search. Two applications: Cal State Apply Aug 1 to Dec 15, 2026 and NursingCAS Oct 1, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027 (8:59 PM PST). Minimum 3.0 GPA in nursing prerequisites and 3.0 in science/math prerequisites, C or better in every prerequisite, ATI TEAS at least 72% with a maximum of 2 attempts. Re-verify once the site is reachable.
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.