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Transition U
BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana

Overview

Tuition $47,240
Licensure pass rate (2025) 74.29%
Duration 48 months
Accreditor CCNE
A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

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 Loyola University New Orleans asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 3.0
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification
  • Health insurance

Pre-licensure BSN in partnership with Ochsner Health; applications accepted year-round. Pre-nursing students who earn a C or better and keep a 3.0 GPA in all prerequisite courses in the first year are directly admitted to the nursing major. Before clinicals students complete a Louisiana State Board of Nursing student license application and background check, School of Nursing background check, drug screen, annual physical, BLS (AHA or Red Cross), health insurance and immunizations. 120 credit hours over four years; international applicants not accepted.

Prerequisite courses

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.

Time
4 years
State
All states

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.

Time
4 years
State
GA

University of Texas at Arlington

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