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 Briar Cliff University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
Upper-division pre-licensure BSN: current students apply in the spring of sophomore year; a 2.75 cumulative GPA is required for admission, progression and graduation. On admission students sign the Technical Standards, document physical health and immunizations (Hep B, annual TB test, MMR, varicella, annual flu), hold CPR certification and complete a background check through the department's vendor; lab fees apply. No nursing transfer credit accepted; CNA not required. Over 800 clinical hours.
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 Briar Cliff University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
11
Health and background checks
3
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
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- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
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- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years