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 La Salle University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Essay
- Background check
- Drug screen
Students enter as pre-nursing and are formally admitted to the nursing major in sophomore year with a 3.0 cumulative GPA, 3.0 science GPA (Chemistry, Microbiology, A&P I and II, no science grade below C+), C or higher in Developmental Psychology and 34 La Salle credits; progression requires a 2.67 nursing semester GPA. Clearances before sophomore year: PA child abuse, criminal record, FBI fingerprint, negative urine drug screen. University application is free via Common App or La Salle app with transcript, one academic recommendation and essay; Early Action November 1 then rolling. 123 credits with 840 clinical hours; NCLEX first-time pass rate 86% five-year average (2022-2026), most recent year above the 90.7% Pennsylvania average.
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.
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.