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 Front Range Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

FRCC offers only an RN-to-BSN completion program (no pre-licensure BSN); open to ADN graduates with a Colorado or compact RN license or to students past the first semester of an accredited ADN program, each with a minimum 2.0 GPA in nursing courses. Three application windows a year (the posted windows were Oct 3-20 for spring, Mar 9-27 for summer, Jun 15-26 for fall); background check, drug screen, BLS CPR and immunizations are due at practicum registration. 120 total credits (71.5 ADN plus 48.5 BSN).

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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