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 New Mexico-Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Pre-licensure BSN has five tracks; Sophomore Entry (Albuquerque/Rio Rancho) applications run Aug 1 to Oct 15 for spring and Nov 1 to Mar 1 for fall. Freshman Direct Entry opens Aug 15 with a Dec 1 priority deadline (fall); ABSN window Nov 1 to Mar 15 (fall). Applicants check status on nursingcas.org; prerequisites include English Comp I/II, Biology for Health Sciences, Chemistry, Psychology, Nutrition, Lifespan Development before applying. GPA minimum, exam and fee not stated on fetched pages.

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 BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

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.

4 years

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People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

BSN

Sarah Al Jabouri

#Current student#Accelerated BSN Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

Psych major turned ABSN student at UNM · NM

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Jessoswag

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN student at University of New Mexico · NM

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Anitra Wilkins

#Graduated#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN grad from University of New Mexico · NM

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Angelena A.

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

BSN student at UNM · NM

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Ashley Dunn

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

Full-time REALTOR turned UNM nursing student · NM · class of '27

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Audrey

#Graduated#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus

First-gen grad · UNM BSN · New Mexico

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