Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire BSN-prepared RNs for roles requiring expanded leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice competencies, and many hospitals require the BSN for advancement.
Getting in
What Pacific College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Resume
- Interview
- Background check
- Drug screen
The BSN is earned through the ADN-BSN Collaborative Pathway after the pre-licensure ADN, not as a direct pre-licensure BSN. ADN entry requires all six prerequisite courses, a 2.5 average GPA in science courses, a TEAS composite of 65% or higher, a professional resume, an interview with the program director, and a background screening and drug panel. NCLEX-RN pass rate of 95.83% for 2024-25 per the California BRN.
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 Pacific College. Open a category to see each one.