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 Davenport University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Essay
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Prerequisite courses
Three pathways: high school direct admit (3.5 HS GPA), pre-nursing direct admit (3.0 or better in each of six prerequisites, TEAS waived) and standard admission (TEAS plus short answer critical thinking question); background check and drug screen required at major declaration. Fall 2027 application deadlines are Friday October 30, 2026 (early) and Friday February 5, 2027 (regular), decisions about two weeks after; the application page also lists letters of recommendation (healthcare supervisors preferred), transcripts, test scores and personal essays. Cohorts of 32 to 64 by campus; winter start at Grand Rapids only; 120 credits.
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 Davenport University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
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.
