Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, New Jersey
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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
FDU runs one BS in Nursing program (page does not name a campus; program director phone is a Teaneck 201 number). High school applicants need a 3.0 GPA with 4 units English, 3 math, 3 science incl. biology with lab, 2 social studies. Transfer direct entry needs 3.0 cumulative with first-year science, math and writing done; internal change of major needs 2.67. Common App, rolling admission, $50 fee (waiver offered), test-optional, essays and recommendations optional. 120 credits, 8 semesters with no summers, 3-year accelerated option; about 500 clinical hours.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.