Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, New Mexico
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 New Mexico State University-Main Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Prerequisite courses
Minimum prerequisite GPA 2.75 (admitted students generally higher); at least 3 semesters of prerequisites, sciences and statistics no older than 7 years. HESI A2 with 75% or higher in each section (English, Biology, Chemistry, Math) and cumulative, two attempts per semester. Scored admission essay, $10 fee, applications through NMSU Project Connect. Deadlines: Fall (all campuses) April 1, Spring (Las Cruces only) September 1, Summer Roadrunner (Las Cruces only) February 1. Cohorts: Las Cruces 64 fall and 64 spring, Roadrunner 24, Alamogordo 24, Grants 8. Four-year, 124-125 credit plan with a five-semester nursing sequence.
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 New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
16
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
2
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.
saraelizabethl
BSN student at NMSU · New Mexico
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Nicole
BSN grad from NMSU · New Mexico · class of 2025
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Paola
BSN, RN · New Mexico State grad
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Yvette Altamirano
BSN, RN · NM · nurse and mom
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Jade
Private Duty Nurse in NM · BSN from New Mexico State · Navajo
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