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 La Salle University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Essay
- Background check
- Drug screen
Students enter as pre-nursing and are formally admitted to the nursing major in sophomore year with a 3.0 cumulative GPA, 3.0 science GPA (Chemistry, Microbiology, A&P I and II, no science grade below C+), C or higher in Developmental Psychology and 34 La Salle credits; progression requires a 2.67 nursing semester GPA. Clearances before sophomore year: PA child abuse, criminal record, FBI fingerprint, negative urine drug screen. University application is free via Common App or La Salle app with transcript, one academic recommendation and essay; Early Action November 1 then rolling. 123 credits with 840 clinical hours; NCLEX first-time pass rate 86% five-year average (2022-2026), most recent year above the 90.7% Pennsylvania average.
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 La Salle University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
2
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.
