Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, 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-Dominguez Hills asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
No pre-licensure BSN: CSUDH offers only an RN-BSN (plus concurrent-enrollment pathways and a BSN Summer Fast Track for students already in a California ADN program). RN-BSN requires 60+ transferable units, the eight CSU nursing prerequisites, GPA 2.0 (2.5 from the first degree for second-bachelor applicants) and an active unencumbered California RN license before clinical courses. Apply via Cal State Apply ($70): Spring 2027 Jul 1 to Nov 1, 2026; Fall 2027 Oct 1, 2026 to Jun 1, 2027.
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
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
- Time
- 4 years
- State
- All states
Cal State Fresno and Southeast Missouri State
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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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.
- Time
- 4 years
- State
- GA
University of Texas at Arlington and Washington Adventist
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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.