Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MinnesotaOverview
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 Minnesota-Twin Cities asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
Freshman-entry four-year BSN on the Twin Cities campus (Rochester campus is transfer admission); application available August 1 with nursing application and supplemental questions due November 1 (opening date shown is the next August 1 occurrence). One year of prerequisites plus NURS 1030/1031, then three years of sequenced nursing courses, full time fall and spring with no summer coursework. Admission described as highly competitive; 93% NCLEX-RN pass rate (2024) and 92% on-time graduation per program page.
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
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
- Time
- 4 years
- Median pay
- $94k
California State University, Fresno, Southeast Missouri State and Grand Canyon
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Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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
- Median pay
- $94k
University of Texas at Arlington, Washington Adventist and The University of Texas at El Paso
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People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
bissiiabaye
BSN grad · University of Minnesota · MN
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rachael
BSN grad · University of Minnesota · MN
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Neysa
BSN student at University of Minnesota · MN
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Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.