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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by University of Akron Main Campus Akron, Ohio

Overview

Tuition $12,799
Licensure pass rate (2025) 82.2%
Accreditor CCNE
Duration 4 years
A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

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 University of Akron Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Transcripts
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • CPR certification
  • Immunizations

Admission to the nursing major requires a 2.75 prerequisite GPA and 2.75 prerequisite science GPA with C or better in all 33-34 prerequisite credits (C- must be repeated), completed by the end of spring. A priority pool (pre-nursing students enrolled before spring) and a secondary pool (repeated sciences) are ranked by science GPA, 5 seats reserved for Army ROTC; decisions by June 30 for fall start only. Yearly background check and urine screen at student expense, AHA BLS, TB test and flu vaccine. No entrance exam stated; main site blocked fetching so the bulletin is the source.

Prerequisite courses

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.

Time
4 years
State
All states

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.

Time
4 years
State
GA

University of Texas at Arlington

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