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 San Antonio College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
RN-to-BSN only (no prelicensure BSN): requires an ADN, a current unencumbered Texas RN license with Board verification, official transcripts, minimum 2.5 GPA with C or higher in each prerequisite, and age 18 or older; a letter of recommendation is not required. Apply via ApplyTexas plus the SAC nursing RN-BSN eApplication; entry each fall, spring and summer (Fall 2026 deadline 7/31/2026, Spring 2027 1/4/2027, Summer 2027 4/30/2027). Program takes one year or less, eight months on the accelerated option; no fee 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 San Antonio College. Open a category to see each one.
Certifications
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Application basics
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Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
