Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Chamberlain University-California Rancho Cordova, California
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 Chamberlain University-California asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Interview
- Transcripts
Sacramento campus: holistic admission using prior coursework, CGPA and HESI A2 (ACT, SAT or TEAS scores may substitute); no prerequisites and no application fee; apply then interview with an enrollment representative. Finish in as few as 3 years (122 credits), estimated total cost $111,700 before transfer credit; average class size 30 (Feb 2026); 95% NCLEX pass rate quoted includes first-time and repeat takers so not recorded as first-time rate.
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 Chamberlain University-California. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
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.
