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 Fairfield University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Transcripts
The four-year BSN is entered through Fairfield's first-year admission on the Common App ($65 fee or waiver) with the Common App personal statement, official secondary transcript and a counselor recommendation; Fairfield is test optional and interviews are optional. Deadlines are Early Action November 1, Early Decision I November 15, Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 15. The nursing major page lists 85 major credits with 504 clinical and 112 lab hours but states no separate nursing GPA, exam or deadline.
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 Fairfield University. Open a category to see each one.
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
6
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.
