Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina
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 Fayetteville State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Interview
Upper-division pre-licensure BSN (five semesters, about 2 years) admits for fall (deadline March 30) and spring (deadline September 30) via a Microsoft Forms application; the Kaplan entrance exam is taken after applying. Math and science prerequisites must be no more than five years old. The published ranking formula scores prerequisite GPA and math/science GPA (lowest scored band 2.8 to 2.9), Kaplan percentile, FSU freshman or prior degree status, military/LPN status, interview recommendation and a writing sample; applicants who failed any math/science prerequisite more than once are ineligible. No explicit minimum GPA stated.
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.