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 Michigan State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Prerequisite courses
Traditional BSN requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA (admitted range 3.4 to 4.0, average about 3.89) and 2.0 or better in five pre-nursing courses (CEM 141, BS 161, ANTR 350, WRA 101, MTH 103); the college application includes documentation of work, life and community experience plus Personal Reflection Responses. Deadlines November 1 for spring and April 1 for fall; about 120 students selected per cycle; full time six semester (three year) program; 93.5 percent NCLEX first time pass rate, East Lansing, 2026.
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 Michigan State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Application basics
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.
@reganne-grace
Future BSN RN · accelerated program at Michigan State · CNA before nursing
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alesa4652
Nursing student at Michigan State
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Lea
MSU alum '24 · now in MSU ABSN · class of '27
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sal
Accelerated BSN student at MSU · Michigan · future RN
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Reese
BSN grad from Michigan State · now an RN in MI
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Sierra Dynk
ABSN student at Michigan State
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