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 Salve Regina University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Transcripts
Nursing applicants must apply by November 1 (Early Decision or Early Action I); other plans are EA II January 5 and Regular Decision February 1. Common App with $50 fee, official transcript including senior grades, two recommendations (counselor and teacher), personal statement; test-optional but nursing applicants are encouraged to submit (median SAT 1270, ACT 30). Average admitted nursing GPA 3.8 with no grade below B in prescribed science and math, four years of science including biology, chemistry and an upper-level science; fewer than half of nursing applicants are admitted. 120 credits (97 in major); NCLEX first-time pass rate 88 percent, 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 Salve Regina University. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
5
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.
