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 Marshall University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
Pre-licensure BSN admits high school seniors (freshman entry) with an ACT composite of 21 or higher (24 or higher is automatic acceptance) and 2.5 GPA, and college students at sophomore entry with a 2.5 GPA and C or better in ENG 101, BSC 227/228, CHM 205, CMM 213, PSY 201 and MTH 121/125. Separate Marshall admission plus School of Nursing application (fee paid via epay portal, amount not stated); application window November 15 to January 15. Health form and immunization records due before sophomore year.
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 Marshall University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
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.
