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 Sul Ross State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Interview
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Health insurance
- CPR certification
- Drug screen
Prelicensure BSN track in Alpine: admission to SRSU (ApplyTexas), 42 credit hours of core complete, ATI TEAS with minimums Overall 75, Reading 70, Math 69, Science 54, English 64, cumulative GPA 3.25 with a B average in sciences and no prerequisite grade below C, all transcripts. Department application packet requires a written summary of reasons for choosing nursing, three reference letters, proof of immunizations and Texas Board of Nursing licensure eligibility clearance (fingerprint background check), followed by a faculty interview. Before nursing courses: health insurance, CPR for Health Care Providers and a negative drug screen within 30 days; no fee, deadline or start term 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 Sul Ross State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
2
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
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.
- 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