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 Brigham Young University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Resume
- Interview
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
No TEAS/HESI; ACT/SAT (or TOEFL) on file required, average accepted ACT about 27-28. Must be admitted to BYU with 25-60 graded credits and all prerequisites at C or better; application includes short answer essays, video interview, healthcare experience list, resume and two recommendations. Cohorts of about 64 start each Fall and Winter (January); applications open in April and August; Winter 2026 accepted GPA range 3.48-4.00 (avg 3.84). Background check, drug screen, CPR and immunizations are completed after acceptance.
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 Brigham Young University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
Entrance exams
1
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.
