Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Cumulative GPA around 3.5 or higher preferred for review, with C or better preferred in math and science (especially chemistry); SAT/ACT optional. $35 fee waived with a campus visit. Freshman priority deadline November 15 then rolling until seats fill; external transfers to Mansfield campus only; internal change-of-major deadline April 1. NCLEX 86.86% (2025), 89% (2024).
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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
1
Entrance exams
1
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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- Timeline
- 4 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
