Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 Notre Dame of Maryland University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Direct-entry first-year: 2.8 high school GPA, biology and chemistry at B or better, ATI TEAS 65% or higher; direct entry does not guarantee progression into year-three nursing courses. Transfer (third-year entry): 3.0 college GPA, TEAS 65%, 11 prerequisites at C or better, two recommendation letters, writing sample, interview if requested, priority deadline February 15 for fall. Four-year in-person plan; course and clinical expenses about $5,836 including drug screen, background check and CPR.

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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