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 Houston Christian University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
TEAS (75% Reading, Math, English; 58.7% Science) or HESI A2 (85% Reading, Grammar, Math, A&P) accepted, max 2 attempts 14 days apart, valid 3 years. Cumulative 3.0 GPA and 3.0 in required science courses; current HCU pre-nursing students need 12 HCU credits. Fall: HCU application April 15, nursing application and prerequisites April 30; Spring: Sept 15 and Sept 30. NCLEX first-time pass rate 97.6% for 2024 graduates.
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.