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 Sacred Heart University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
First Professional Degree BSN admits only first-time, full-time freshmen applying in senior year of high school, directly into nursing; the college does not accept internal or external transfers into the FPD program. Admission is competitive and based on the last three years of high school (science and AP courses), admission essays, community service and extracurriculars. Progression to sophomore nursing coursework requires a 2.8 cumulative GPA and C+ or higher in science and math; 120 to 122 credits over four years; criminal background check 30 days before spring of sophomore year, most clinical sites require drug screening.
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.