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 Houston asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; ATI TEAS required (only first two attempts considered); science courses with B or B- or higher; SAT/ACT scores on file at UH. Only active UH students may apply (45 of the required hours at UH, max 15 transfer hours); transfer students must contact an advisor. Fall admission opens Dec 1, closes Feb 1; spring opens Jun 1, closes Aug 31; no waitlists. Four year track with upper division at the Katy campus.
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
Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.