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 Hawaii at Hilo asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
- Background check
- Drug screen
Catalog requires 2.7 cumulative GPA and 3.0 in Natural Science prerequisites (C or better, max 2 attempts). TEAS scores submitted with the Kuali nursing application; deadline Nov 1 each year for fall entry only. 30 students admitted to the Hilo campus plus 10 to the Waianae distance cohort; TB/immunization clearance, healthcare provider CPR, liability and health insurance, background check and drug testing per clinical agencies.
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.
- Timeline
- 4 years
- State
- All states
Support available to Spanish learners
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.
- Timeline
- 4 years
- State
- GA
Support available to Spanish learners
University of Texas at Arlington
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Acceptees
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.