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 Riverside College of Health Sciences asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
Now Riverside College of Health Sciences (riverside.edu). Professional Nursing BSN is 3.5 years (five 16-week semesters plus two 8-week summer sessions); cumulative college GPA 3.0 recommended (average accepted 3.20), ATI TEAS 66.1% or higher suggested (average 74.6%). For the August 23, 2027 start: early acceptance deadline March 11, 2027, regular May 20, 2027; the January 11, 2027 start closed August 20, 2026. Tuition $48,000 plus $5,250 post-enrollment fees; college-wide licensure pass rate 95% (2023), not BSN-specific.
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 Riverside College of Health Sciences. Open a category to see each one.