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 Sam Houston State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Two-step process: apply to SHSU ($50 university application fee, the only fee stated) then submit a NursingCAS application with TEAS scores and all official transcripts. Traditional BSN deadlines: fall cycle opens Jan 1 and closes April 1 at 10:59 pm; spring cycle opens June 1 and closes September 1. No minimum GPA or TEAS score stated on the page.
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 Sam Houston State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
19
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
3
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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- Timeline
- 4 years