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 Winona State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Personal statement
- Interview
- Background check
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
Holistic Admission requires 45 college credits, a 3.0 cumulative GPA, ATI TEAS minimum 58.7, a personal statement and an interview (Sept. 28-30 for the Spring 2027 cycle); Direct Admission students must hold a 3.75 GPA. Application windows: Aug. 1 to Sept. 15 for spring entry and Dec. 1 to Feb. 1 for fall entry. CPR (AHA or Red Cross BLS), nursing assistant certification, MN/WI and national background checks and health forms required before upper division courses; 91% stated as an average first-time NCLEX pass rate (no year given); Winona and Rochester locations.
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.