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 Central Michigan University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Students must first be admitted to CMU (deadline Jan 15 for fall, Aug 15 for spring) and complete nine prerequisites, then apply to the BSN program: Feb 1 to Mar 31 for fall cohorts, Sep 1 to Oct 31 for spring cohorts. Scored 100 points: general education courses 45 (C or better), sciences 45 (A&P B- or better, others C), activities 5, 300-word essay 5. Program application fee currently waived; cohort size depends on space.
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.