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 Farmingdale State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
First-year: apply via SUNY Application or Common App by January 15 for fall start only; minimum HS GPA 90, TEAS minimum 58.7 (TEAS deadline February 15), Algebra 2/Trig, Regents biology 75+ and chemistry 70+; rubric TEAS 30% / GPA 30% / prerequisites 40%. Transfer (advanced standing, spring start only): deadline October 15, 3.2 cumulative GPA, TEAS minimum 75, A&P I and II with B or better. RN to BSN completion: rolling, fall only, 3.0 GPA, two optional letters plus personal statement. Nursing page states 100% NCLEX pass in 2025.
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.