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 Case Western Reserve University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Direct admission to the BSN through the Office of Undergraduate Admission; no second application and no pre-nursing requirements, nursing courses start first semester. Apply via Common App or Coalition with Scoir; $75 fee (waivers available); one counselor and two teacher recommendations; test optional. Deadlines: Early Action and ED I November 1, ED II and Regular Decision January 15, spring entry November 15.
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.