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 Pacific Lutheran University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
Traditional BSN admits to the nursing major for fall or spring of junior year; students apply through PLU's own application with a $73 fee, essays and a nursing addenda form, minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and seven prerequisites (A&P I within the last 6 years, chemistry, microbiology, developmental psychology, statistics, nutrition). First-year Nursing Direct Admission deadline is December 1, 2026 and needs a 3.4 or higher weighted GPA plus three or more college-prep math/science courses at B- or better; current PLU students priority February 15; transfer applicants for Spring 2027 were due September 18, 2026. Background check required after admission; no entrance exam 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 Pacific Lutheran University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
5
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
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- 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