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 Allen College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Upper-division program: Traditional BSN is a 2-year track starting fall and spring with 62 general education credits (53 core required before start); CNA or HSP certification or Allen NU 250 required before start. Rolling holistic review, 3 to 4 weeks per file; $50 non-refundable fee plus additional application questions emailed; letter of good standing if coming from another nursing program. Also offers 12-month Accelerated BSN (summer/fall) and 2-year Hybrid BSN (fall, Iowa residents). BSN grads 100% first-time NCLEX pass Q1 2026 per news item.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Allen College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
16
Certifications
2
Application basics
4
Prep courses
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find university BSN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
