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 Park University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
Students apply to the nursing major after prerequisites: North Park cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher, all 15 prerequisite courses (48 credits) with C or better, TEAS at proficient level taken within the past year, one recommender, proof of COVID-19 vaccination. 48 students admitted each fall and spring; Spring 2027 nursing application deadline was October 5, 2026 (next deadline not yet posted). Direct admission for first-year students with unweighted HS GPA 3.75+ (or 3.5 to 3.75 with ACT 27+ or SAT 1290+).
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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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.