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 St Catherine University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
- Background check
College for Women BSN: guaranteed admission needs a 3.25 prerequisite GPA for first-year students (3.0 for transfers) across nine prerequisites at C or better, TEAS proficient or higher within three years, Minnesota CNA registry certification and BLS/CPR. Application opens August 25, is due September 15, compliance items due November 1, decisions early January (2026 cycle has closed; dates shown are next occurrence). No more than two W or C- or lower prerequisite grades in five years.
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 St Catherine University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
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