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 Loyola University Maryland asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Direct-entry four-year BSN via Common App; test-optional. Apply Early Decision I or Early Action by November 15, Regular Decision only if space remains. Expects three to four years of math (through pre-calculus preferred) and lab chemistry plus lab biology. Fall entry only; transfer and spring admits not eligible. Approximately 30 students entered Fall 2025, expanding to about 110 per class. Must hold 2.75 GPA each semester to stay in good standing. Seeking CCNE candidacy Fall 2026; no NCLEX cohort yet.

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 Loyola University Maryland. 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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