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

Traditional BSN for high school applicants: Early Action November 1, Regular Decision January 1 (decisions January 31 and April 1); 90 first-year seats, over 3,000 applications last year. No GPA minimum stated; strongest applicants have health care exposure. Transfer tracks: 3-year BSN transfer (external deadline March 1) and 2-year accelerated BSN transfer (October 1, starts June). School states first-time NCLEX pass rate for the Class of 2024 was more than 96%.

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.

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#Current student Accepted toUniversity of Virginia-Main Campus

Nursing student at University of Virginia · VA · study vibes

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