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 Midwestern State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Traditional prelicensure BSN: HESI A2 with 80% or higher on Math and on the English Language composite; 3.00 cumulative GPA on the 10 prerequisite courses, A&P I and II within the last five years, and no more than two enrollments in any science course. Fall application window Nov 1 to Mar 1, spring window Apr 1 to Oct 1; applicants must be fully admitted to MSU, with priority to current MSU students and transfers considered as space allows. Application via the CampusLabs BSN Pre-Licensure form; no fee 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 Midwestern State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
2
Application basics
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
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- Timeline
- 4 years
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HBCU BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years