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 West Virginia University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
- Transcripts
Direct freshman admission needs high school GPA 3.60 with ACT 25 (20 math) or SAT 1200 (520 math), or GPA 3.80, plus TEAS composite 80 (first two attempts within 12 months); pre-nursing entry needs GPA 3.20 with ACT 23/SAT 1130 or GPA 3.60 test-optional, TEAS 70. School of Nursing application opens November 1 and closes January 15 for fall and spring (Morgantown only) entry; decisions emailed in March. Admitted students complete background check, drug screen, physical and immunizations, HIPAA and AHA BLS training and carry health insurance.
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 BSNBridge 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 BSNStart 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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.