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 Southeastern Louisiana University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
Admission to the clinical component is highly competitive and requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on the required prerequisite courses (all attempts counted) with C or better in each; biology sequence must be completed within 6 regular semesters. Clinical application deadlines Sep 1 (enter spring) and Feb 1 (enter summer accelerated or fall traditional); the electronic application opens about 4 months before each deadline. Requires evidence of health compatible with curriculum, LSBN criminal background check and drug test before nursing coursework; transfers from another nursing school need a letter of good standing.
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
CNA BSNBridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
- Time
- 4 years
- State
- All states
California State University, Fresno
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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
CNA BSNStart 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.
- Time
- 4 years
- State
- GA
University of Texas at Arlington
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Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.