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 Sacred Heart University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
First Professional Degree BSN admits only first-time, full-time freshmen applying in senior year of high school, directly into nursing; the college does not accept internal or external transfers into the FPD program. Admission is competitive and based on the last three years of high school (science and AP courses), admission essays, community service and extracurriculars. Progression to sophomore nursing coursework requires a 2.8 cumulative GPA and C+ or higher in science and math; 120 to 122 credits over four years; criminal background check 30 days before spring of sophomore year, most clinical sites require drug screening.
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 Sacred Heart University. Open a category to see each one.
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
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.
