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 North Carolina at Charlotte asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Upper Division BSN admits fall and spring cohorts: fall application opens November 15 and closes January 31, spring opens June 15 and closes August 31. Requires 3.0 GPA with no C grades in selected pre-nursing prerequisites (B or above), at least three prerequisite science courses with labs completed, essay questions, and current Nurse Aide I listing on the NC Nurse Aide Registry; 50 volunteer hours are optional. No entrance exam is listed.

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 BSN

Bridge 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 BSN

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.

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.

Allyson Olivia Williams

#Current student Accepted toUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte

Nursing student at UNC Charlotte

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