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 Platt College-Aurora asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Direct-entry 3-year BSN; no prerequisites, certifications or degrees needed to apply, only an official high school transcript or GED. One of TEAS (minimum 40.7, within 18 months), ACT (19) or SAT (1000) is required; TEAS is waived for applicants with a conferred associate or bachelor's degree earned with a 2.75 or higher GPA. Admission is scored on a 35-point screening tool (test score, essay, bilingual fluency, prior degree, healthcare experience) and acceptance is contingent on a 7-year criminal background check; information session attendance is required.

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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