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 University of Alabama in Huntsville asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Upper division admission requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA on all nursing prerequisites, a 2.75 GPA in required science courses, C or better in every prerequisite, 60 semester hours of lower division coursework, and an ATI TEAS cumulative score of 70 or higher taken in person (no remote scores, max twice per academic year). UAH nursing pages list the Spring 2027 application deadline as November 1, 2026 and Fall 2026 as July 1, 2026; admission is competitive with limited seats. Upper division is a 4-semester program; UAH states 100% of recent graduates passed NCLEX-RN on the first attempt without giving a year.

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

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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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