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 Lakeview College of Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
2+2 upper-division BSN: 60 credit hours of general education and prerequisites (English Comp I/II, Speech, A&P I/II, Chemistry I, Microbiology, Statistics, Psychology, Lifespan Development, Nutrition, Medical Terminology, electives) all with C or better, cumulative college GPA 2.5, completed health records, background check and current AHA BLS or Red Cross BLS CPR. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Prelicensure track is four semesters (fall and spring; optional summer credits); a minimum cohort of 16 may be required to run the track. No entrance exam, fee or deadline stated.
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 Lakeview College of Nursing. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
18
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
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