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 Coastal Carolina University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Four-year prelicensure BSN is not test optional: TEAS-7 minimum 78%, or SAT 1100, or ACT 22. Transfer students need a 3.0 GPA; BIO 232/232L with C or better before upper-level major. Secondary application for progression to the upper-level BSN occurs early each fall for current CCU pre-nursing students with 30+ credits; the Spring 2027 window is closed and the next cycle opens September 15, 2027.

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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