Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing New York, New YorkOverview
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 Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
PSON offers only an Accelerated Second Degree BSN (no traditional BSN): 15 months full time (4 semesters, 125-130 seats per cohort) or part time (7 semesters, 25-35 seats). Requires a bachelor's degree in another field with cumulative GPA 3.25 or higher, prerequisites with a 3.0 GPA and grade C or higher (Chemistry, A&P I and II, Microbiology, Nutrition all with labs and within 5 years; Human Growth and Development, Ethics, General Psychology, Statistics), two recommendation letters (one academic, one professional), three 150-200 word essays and a resume, all through NursingCAS. 2026-2027 cycle opened August 8, 2026; deadlines Summer 2027 February 1, 2027; Fall 2027 June 1, 2027; Spring 2028 September 1, 2028 (as listed). Admission conditional on background clearance, drug test (fee) and immunizations; international students not enrolled. NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate 89.40% (2024), 85.42% (2023).
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 Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Health and background checks
4
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.
