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 Auburn University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Interview
- Prerequisite courses
Students enter Auburn as pre-nursing, then apply to the upper division; the application opens in the fall semester each year (page says application opens August 2027) and deadlines are posted when it opens, with admitted students starting upper division the following spring. Applicants need at least 3 of the 5 science prerequisites (BIOL 1020, CHEM 1030, BIOL 2500, BIOL 2510, BIOL 3200) completed within 5 years with a minimum 2.0 science GPA and all prerequisites at C or higher. Application includes short answer responses, documentation of healthcare or military and servant leadership experience, and an interview with traditional, situational, and personal essay components; round 2 decisions go out mid October.
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 Auburn University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Application basics
2
Experience
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.
