Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 Florida Atlantic University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

FAU states it has no Traditional BSN track; entry is Freshman Direct Admit (high school seniors), Accelerated BSN or RN-BSN. Freshman Direct Admit requires a 3.60 recalculated high school GPA and SAT 1200 or ACT 25 (official scores required), early action Oct 15 and general deadline Jan 15, fall start, with background check and fingerprinting before full admission. The Accelerated BSN applies through NursingCAS, requires a completed bachelor's degree with 3.0 cumulative and 3.0 science GPA, and invites selected applicants to interview.

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 BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

Timeline

4 years

State

All states

Support available to Spanish learners

California State University, Fresno

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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

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.

Timeline

4 years

State

GA

Support available to Spanish learners

University of Texas at Arlington

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