Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas
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 Texas Rio Grande Valley asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
HESI A2 minimum 75 in each component (Critical Thinking 750), scores valid one year, two attempts per year. 3.0 GPA in the 63 hours of BSN prerequisites (overall GPA not considered), grade C minimum; separate ApplyTexas application to UTRGV. NursingCAS fee $70 first application, $55 additional. Fall 2027 opens Nov 1 2026, closes Jan 8 2027; Spring 2028 opens Apr 1 2027, closes May 31 2027; about 90 to 100 accepted per cycle; generic BSN is four semesters (two 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 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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People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
alexisrenaes
BSN student at UTRGV · Texas
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Faye
BSN student at UTRGV · Pilates instructor · Texas
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Linda Tolentino
BSN RN in Houston
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Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.