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 Chaminade University of Honolulu asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
Traditional BSN admits first-year students directly: minimum 2.75 cumulative high school GPA (2.50 for general admission), C or better in Algebra II, Biology and Chemistry, Nursing Acknowledgement Form after applying. Fall entry only; priority deadline Dec 1, final deadline April 15, rolling decisions until seats fill. $50 application fee (waivers accepted), $200 enrollment deposit; recommendation letters, essay and test scores optional. Clinical partners require full vaccination before clinicals.
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 BSNBridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
- Time
- 4 years
- State
- All states
California State University, Fresno
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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
CNA BSNStart 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
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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.