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 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Apply through NursingCAS (NursingCAS fee applies, amount not stated); $200 enrollment deposit due within 30 days of acceptance. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 with science prerequisite GPA 2.67 (traditional); accelerated track 3.0 overall or 3.2 in most recent degree. Two recommendations (one faculty, one employer), KIRA interview assessment before submission, AHA BLS CPR before enrollment. Fall 2027 cycle opened Aug 15, 2026 with priority Dec 1, 2026 and final March 1, 2027; spring cycle opens May 15 with final Sept 15. Graduates averaged 91.5% first-time NCLEX pass over the last four years.

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 BSN

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

Timeline

4 years

State

All states

Support available to Spanish learners

California State University, Fresno

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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

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.

Timeline

4 years

State

GA

Support available to Spanish learners

University of Texas at Arlington

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Nicholas

#Current student Accepted toThe University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Student nurse · Tennessee

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