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 Ball State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Apply to Ball State first, then to the School of Nursing as early as sophomore year (30 credits). Minimums: Ball State GPA 3.0 or higher on at least 30 credits; C or better (max one repeat) in ANAT 201, CHEM 101, BIO 113, PSYS 100, SOC 100, with NUR 228 and PHYS 215 completed or in progress; sciences within 7 years. Ranking: pre-nursing GPA 30%, pre-nursing assessment score 35% (exam not named), cumulative GPA 35%; preference to students who matriculated at Ball State. Criminal history disclosure at application and annual background check after admission; clinical agencies may require drug screens. Application opens for the first 10 days of fall semester (spring start) and spring semester (fall start). Second-degree track requires a 2.75 cumulative GPA.
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 Ball State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
1
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.
