BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by CUNY Hunter College New York, New York

Overview

Tuition $7,382

Licensure pass rate (2025) 85.5%

Duration 4 years

A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

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 CUNY Hunter College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required

Minimum GPA 3.2

Application fee $50

Apply through NursingCAS

Transfer application Required

What you'll need

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Prerequisite courses
Personal statement

Generic BS: applicants must be matriculated Hunter students entering as sophomores; apply via NursingCAS ($50 first application, $35 each additional) between November 30 and February 1 for fall entry; all prerequisites (English Composition, Statistics, General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, General Chemistry with lab, Organic Chemistry with lab, American History/Political Science) completed with a minimum B in science and math prerequisites and a 3.2 cumulative GPA; repeated prerequisite grades not considered; career goal statement under Personal Statement; NLN Nursing Entrance Exam (NEX) by February 28 with scores to Hunter by March 1. Accelerated Second-Degree (A2D) applicants also apply to Hunter as transfer students via CUNY by February 1 with additional prerequisites (A&P I and II, Nutrition, Genetics, Microbiology). NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates 2025: Generic BS 85.5%, A2D 100%, total baccalaureate 87.6% (2024: 97.2% / 100% / 97.6%).

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.

Time: 4 years
State: All states

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.

Time: 4 years
State: GA

University of Texas at Arlington

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