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 Colorado Colorado Springs asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Traditional BSN clinical seat requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in the first-level prerequisite courses (C- or better in general education, C or better in Nutrition, Statistics for Nurses and A&P I and II) and the ATI TEAS, with scores accepted up to 365 days before the end of the cycle. Application windows are January 1 to March 1 for fall (TEAS due June 1) and September 1 to November 1 for spring (TEAS due December 1); applicants must be active UCCS students. Background check (via CastleBranch, valid one year) is due by the application deadline; drug screen including marijuana, immunizations and AHA BLS are required before enrollment.

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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