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 Chicago State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Nursing-program application (submitted to nursing@csu.edu) requires ATI TEAS results within 1 year of application (no minimum score stated), 2.75 cumulative and science GPA, 12 prerequisite courses with C or better, three recommendation forms, a 400-word personal essay and official transcripts. Page lists the deadline as April 1, 2026 by 4pm for fall admission (prior cycle; next-cycle date not yet posted). Traditional four-year BSN: two years of prerequisites then four semesters of nursing courses.

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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