Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, New Jersey
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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
FDU runs one BS in Nursing program (page does not name a campus; program director phone is a Teaneck 201 number). High school applicants need a 3.0 GPA with 4 units English, 3 math, 3 science incl. biology with lab, 2 social studies. Transfer direct entry needs 3.0 cumulative with first-year science, math and writing done; internal change of major needs 2.67. Common App, rolling admission, $50 fee (waiver offered), test-optional, essays and recommendations optional. 120 credits, 8 semesters with no summers, 3-year accelerated option; about 500 clinical hours.
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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
4
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