Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

HESI A2 minimum cumulative score 80 percent; prerequisite GPA 3.0 on the 16 core prerequisite hours (College Algebra, English Comp I, General Biology with lab, General Chemistry, General Psychology) with B- or better in sciences and C- or better elsewhere; 37 prerequisite hours total before program start. Apply via NursingCAS with a $50 nonrefundable school fee; essay in the NursingCAS application and online interview by invitation. Spring 2027 deadline was August 31, 2026 at 10 pm CST; three year program admits fall and spring in New Orleans and the Baton Rouge OCIS.

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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. Open a category to see each one.

Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HBCU BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA Prep BSN

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

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Georgia CNA to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA BSN

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

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Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

emycord

#Current student Accepted toLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

LSU Health New Orleans nursing student · class of 2028

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fry ♡

Accepted toLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

Nursing student at LSU Health New Orleans · LA

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Savannah Leigh

Accepted toLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

LSU Health New Orleans · Louisiana

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