Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 State University-San Marcos asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Impacted Traditional BSN admits first-time freshmen (4 years: 8 fall/spring plus 2 summer semesters) and transfers (3 years) for fall only, via Cal State Apply plus supplemental impaction criteria; GPA, TEAS and deadline specifics sit on freshman/transfer subpages and a supplemental criteria PDF that were not retrieved. Separate ABSN offered through Extended Learning.

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 BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

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.

4 years

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