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 Illinois Chicago asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Traditional BSN admits transfer students with 57 completed college credits (Chicago, Springfield, Urbana campuses), fall only, four full-time semesters with no summers; priority deadline January 15, final deadline April 1; four short essays, resume, official transcripts and a prerequisite self-evaluation form; in-state tuition listed at $11,500 per semester. Prerequisites: general chemistry, A&P I and II (labs), microbiology, lifespan development, statistics, nutrition, writing I and II plus gen ed. Separate four-year freshman BSN at Chicago only (Early Action November 1, Regular Decision February 3, typical admits unweighted HS GPA 3.5+, test optional).
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.
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.