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 Oregon Health & Science University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Interview
3-year Bachelor of Science (pre-licensure) across Portland, Ashland, Klamath Falls, La Grande and Monmouth; 28 quarter credits of prerequisites with C- or better and a 3.0 prerequisite GPA. Apply via NursingCAS only (no host-school application); priority deadline Feb 15, 2027 for all sites, final deadline April 15, 2027 for the four regional campuses. Interview via Kira Talent recorded video. Tuition $450 per credit resident, $827 non-resident.
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.
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.