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-Texas asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Interview
Holistic BSN admission: proof of high school graduation or GED (551 if 2002-2013, 600 after 2013) or college transcripts, a HESI A2 entrance exam (ACT, SAT or TEAS scores may substitute; valid five years), prior coursework and CGPA review, plus an application and interview with an Enrollment Representative; no prerequisites required. Houston campus: 122 credits, as few as 3 years, next start October 26, 2026, Fast Track and transfer paths of 89 or 70 credits; campus NCLEX pass rate 92% overall (first-time and repeat takers combined, most recent calendar year).
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-Texas. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
2
Application basics
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.
