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 Campbell University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Essay
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Upper-division BSN entered after pre-nursing coursework: recommended minimum cumulative GPA 2.80 (3.0 or higher competitive) and minimum science GPA 2.5 (3.0 preferred), C or better in all pre-nursing courses. Requires a personal statement, a critical thinking written essay, criminal background check, physical exam, vaccine documentation (Hep B, Tdap, MMR, Varicella, Influenza, TB, COVID-19) and AHA BLS CPR before BSN coursework. No entrance exam, fee or deadline stated on the requirements page.
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.