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 Indiana University-Northwest asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 and pre-nursing GPA 2.7; 26 to 28 prerequisite credits (PHSL P130, P261, P262, CHEM C110, ENG W131, MATH M100, PSY P103, SOC S161, BIOL M200, SPEA K300), sciences within the last 7 years. Must be admitted to the university first, then submit the program application; CastleBranch national background check before admission and annually; offers mailed early June; nursing sequence begins summer of sophomore year. Page states 97% NCLEX pass rate (2024 to date); no exam mentioned.
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 Indiana University-Northwest. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
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