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 Old Dominion University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Ellmer School of Nursing supplemental application; deadlines February 15 for fall and July 15 for spring admission. Minimum departmental (prerequisite) GPA 3.0, 3.6 or higher considered competitive; 7 prerequisite courses (24 credits) with C or better, at least 30 credits completed before applying; HESI A2 composite 80 or higher (all sections except physics), taken within 5 years, may repeat twice in 12 months; applicants may be asked to respond to written and verbal prompts.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.