Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
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 California, Los Angeles asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Resume
UC Application due November 30, then the School of Nursing Supplemental Application due January 15 with recommendation forms due January 25. Statement of purpose of 2 to 3 typed double spaced pages plus a resume style list of employment, volunteer and extracurricular activities. Students are admitted for Fall Quarter only.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.