Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida
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 Palm Beach Atlantic University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Three entry routes: Direct Admit (3.5 HS GPA, two or more lab sciences and HS chemistry at B or higher, SAT 560 ERW/530 Math or ACT 21 or CLT equivalents), Pathway to Nursing (3.0 HS/transfer GPA, Algebra II at B or higher, 3.0 overall and science/math GPA after first semester), and Transfer (3.0 overall and 3.0 math/science prerequisite GPA, prerequisites at B or higher, ATI TEAS v7 minimum 68.7; deadlines April 15 for fall and November 15 for spring; 74 credits over five full time semesters). 97% NCLEX pass rate (year not 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
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.
