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 Drexel University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
Freshmen apply via Common App or Coalition ($65 fee, 250-650 word essay, one counselor recommendation, test-optional). Tracks: 4-year co-op, 5-year co-op, 2-year and 3-year transfer options; internal transfers need cumulative GPA 2.75+ with C or better in sciences, and chemistry, anatomy, physiology and microbiology taken within five years. NCLEX 96.38% for Q4 2024-2025. First-year deadlines: Early Decision and Early Action November 15 (decisions mid-December), Regular Decision January 15 (decisions by April 1); no separate nursing deadline.
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.