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 Xavier University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Direct-entry four-year BSN; apply via Xavier application or Common App (admission process page: xavier.edu/undergraduate-admission/admission-process/index). Early Action deadline November 1, Regular Decision February 1, rolling after; nursing is a selective admission program with stricter requirements and Early Action is recommended. One recommendation required; test-optional. Transfers may enter only year two with 24+ credits including A&P I and II and Intro Sociology or Social Work, minimum B in each.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.