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 Chamberlain University-Texas asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Holistic BSN admission: proof of high school graduation or GED (551 if 2002-2013, 600 after 2013) or college transcripts, a HESI A2 entrance exam (ACT, SAT or TEAS scores may substitute; valid five years), prior coursework and CGPA review, plus an application and interview with an Enrollment Representative; no prerequisites required. Houston campus: 122 credits, as few as 3 years, next start October 26, 2026, Fast Track and transfer paths of 89 or 70 credits; campus NCLEX pass rate 92% overall (first-time and repeat takers combined, most recent calendar year).

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

CNA BSN

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

Timeline

4 years

State

All states

Support available to Spanish learners

California State University, Fresno

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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

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.

Timeline

4 years

State

GA

Support available to Spanish learners

University of Texas at Arlington

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

BSN

Hani

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toChamberlain University-Texas

Criminal justice student and EMT · BSN in progress · TX

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