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 Pikes Peak State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
PPSC offers only an RN-BSN completion program (no pre-licensure BSN), with a dual enrollment track for current ADN students who have completed the first ADN semester. Apply Oct 1-31 for spring, Mar 1-31 for summer and Jun 1-30 for fall; applications are complete only after 5 supplemental items are uploaded and verified, and decisions are emailed about two weeks after the deadline. Seats are limited and filled first come, first served; program materials cite a Colorado or compact RN license, a recommended 2.5 GPA in nursing courses and current BLS. Start dates in January, May and August with 8-week courses.
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 Pikes Peak State College. Open a category to see each one.