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 San Francisco asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
No separate nursing application; students are admitted directly to the nursing major with USF admission through Common App. Early Action and Early Decision I deadline November 2; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 15. SAT/ACT not required (64% of Fall 2026 admitted nursing students had no scores); Fall 2026 admitted nursing GPA averaged 4.12 and 368 of 2,925 applicants were admitted. Applicants with less than a C average in required high school science and math courses are not admitted; spring admission is listed for transfer entry.
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.