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 Colorado State University Pueblo asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Basic Admission Pathway: separate School of Nursing application due before May 25 of the year preceding January admission, after university admission ($25 university application fee); at least 23 credits (50%) of prerequisite coursework completed with C or better (C- not accepted, one repeat allowed). Catalog states minimum 3.00 GPA in required general education and prerequisites (high school pathway 3.25 HS GPA; accelerated pathway 3.0 prerequisite GPA, 14 months, summer start); background check, urine drug screen, CPR and immunizations after acceptance. No TEAS/HESI stated.
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.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.