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 Appalachian State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Transcripts
Upper-division pre-licensure BSN admits once per year (about 75 students) at the end of sophomore year; TEAS is not required. Requires 3.0 cumulative GPA on App State and transferred coursework, B- (2.7) minimum in the science prerequisites (CHE 1101/1102/1110/1120, KIN 2040/2050, BIO 2200), a signed health evaluation, and Nurse Aide I listing on the NC Nurse Aide Registry. Application opens October 15 annually (the 2026 cycle opened 2026-10-15), submissions accepted from December 20, deadline is 5 PM on the first day of spring semester in January (no full date stated); most students start first summer session, military medics may start fall. The 99% NCLEX figure is a 3-year average, year not stated.
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 Appalachian State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
14
Certifications
3
Health and background checks
5
Application basics
2
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.
