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 State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Health insurance
Traditional upper-division BSN admits fall, spring and summer with a goal of up to 150 students per cycle; minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and (from Fall 2027) minimum prerequisite GPA 3.0, average admitted GPA about 3.7 to 3.8. HESI A2 required beginning with the Fall 2027 cycle (not required for Summer 2027 applicants). Apply via NursingCAS; non-FSU students also submit the FSU transfer application; health insurance documentation required before enrollment. Windows: Spring 2027 June 1 to July 1, 2026; Summer 2027 Oct 1 to Nov 1, 2026; Fall 2027 Jan 1 to Feb 1, 2027. Program is four consecutive semesters (15-16 months), about 60 credit 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
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.