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 Salisbury University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
Two-step admission: admit to SU, then apply to nursing through NursingCAS in spring of sophomore year. Competitive applicants have a 3.0 overall GPA and C or above in the 8 prerequisites (CHEM 121/122, BIOL 215/216, BIOL 211, HLSC 255, HLSC 301 pathophysiology, PSYC 200). Priority deadline January 15 for fall start, final deadline for Fall 2026 was April 27, 2026, decisions early March. Fall start only; 65 first-degree seats; nursing component is four semesters. No entrance exam listed; Fit for Duty form and background check statement 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
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.