Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, North Dakota
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 North Dakota State University-Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Prerequisite courses
Standard admission: Kaplan Nursing Admissions Test, minimum cumulative college GPA 2.75, ENGL 120/COMM 110/PSYC 111/SOC 110 plus at least 11 of 19 science credits completed; separate nursing application with an application capacity fee (amount not stated) and a Flip video response. Fargo deadline April 20 for fall and spring (Fargo application opens February 15, 2027); Bismarck (Sanford) site August 1 for fall and October 20 for spring, rolling. Four-year program.
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.