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 Florida State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Health insurance
Traditional upper-division BSN admits fall, spring and summer with a goal of up to 150 students per cycle; minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and (from Fall 2027) minimum prerequisite GPA 3.0, average admitted GPA about 3.7 to 3.8. HESI A2 required beginning with the Fall 2027 cycle (not required for Summer 2027 applicants). Apply via NursingCAS; non-FSU students also submit the FSU transfer application; health insurance documentation required before enrollment. Windows: Spring 2027 June 1 to July 1, 2026; Summer 2027 Oct 1 to Nov 1, 2026; Fall 2027 Jan 1 to Feb 1, 2027. Program is four consecutive semesters (15-16 months), about 60 credit 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 Florida State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
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.
