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 Salve Regina University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Transcripts
Nursing applicants must apply by November 1 (Early Decision or Early Action I); other plans are EA II January 5 and Regular Decision February 1. Common App with $50 fee, official transcript including senior grades, two recommendations (counselor and teacher), personal statement; test-optional but nursing applicants are encouraged to submit (median SAT 1270, ACT 30). Average admitted nursing GPA 3.8 with no grade below B in prescribed science and math, four years of science including biology, chemistry and an upper-level science; fewer than half of nursing applicants are admitted. 120 credits (97 in major); NCLEX first-time pass rate 88 percent, year not stated.
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.