Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared RNs for roles requiring expanded leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice competencies, and many hospitals require the BSN for advancement.
Getting in
What California State University-Dominguez Hills asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
No pre-licensure BSN: CSUDH offers only an RN-BSN (plus concurrent-enrollment pathways and a BSN Summer Fast Track for students already in a California ADN program). RN-BSN requires 60+ transferable units, the eight CSU nursing prerequisites, GPA 2.0 (2.5 from the first degree for second-bachelor applicants) and an active unencumbered California RN license before clinical courses. Apply via Cal State Apply ($70): Spring 2027 Jul 1 to Nov 1, 2026; Fall 2027 Oct 1, 2026 to Jun 1, 2027.
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 California State University-Dominguez Hills. Open a category to see each one.