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 East Carolina University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
Upper-division pre-licensure BSN admits twice a year: fall cycle opens early December with a February 1 deadline (notification mid-March); spring cycle opens early July with a September 1 deadline (notification mid-October). Requires minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 (admitted average consistently 3.4 or higher), C or higher in MATH 1065, CHEM 1120/1130, BIOL 2140/2141, 2150/2151, 2110/2111, at least one HESI A2 attempt (max two attempts, no minimum score stated), unofficial transcripts from all colleges; admitted students pass a criminal background check and drug test and obtain CPR certification.
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 BSNBridge 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 BSNStart 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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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.