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 Sonoma State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum overall college GPA of 3.0; all eight prerequisites (integrated chemistry, anatomy, physiology and microbiology with labs, oral communication, English composition, critical thinking, statistics) at B or better with at most one science and one non science in progress in spring; TEAS minimum total score 78%; writing sample answering NursingCAS prompts. Three application fees (Cal State Apply, NursingCAS, School of Nursing). NursingCAS supplemental window September 1 to January 24, 9:00 pm PST; a CNA license is required before starting the program, not at application.

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 BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

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.

4 years

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