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 South Florida asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Prerequisite courses
Upper division BSN applies through NursingCAS, which opens December 1; applicants must be admitted to USF by March 1 for the application to be complete (nursing deadline not stated on the page). No entrance exam scores or extra documents are reviewed; four short essay questions in NursingCAS. Evaluated on overall and prerequisite GPA; a live virtual information session is required before advising.
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.