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 San Diego State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Impacted transfer entry via Cal State Apply (window August 1 to November 30 for Fall 2027, fall entry only): minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA and TEAS of 80%; Fall 2024 admits averaged 3.97 cumulative GPA, 3.98 prerequisite GPA and TEAS 91.0. All 8 prerequisites must be complete; applicants are ranked on an 80 point scale (30 cumulative GPA, 30 prerequisite GPA, 15 TEAS, 5 optional certified healthcare work experience). Program is 6 semesters; the school home page shows a 91% NCLEX-RN pass rate without a year.
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.