A completion program for licensed registered nurses with an ADN, ASN or nursing diploma who want a bachelor's in nursing. Most courses are online and build on the RN license you already hold.
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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Minimum GPA2.7
Apply throughSchool application
What you'll need
Prerequisite courses
Downstate has no traditional BSN; its pre-licensure option is the Accelerated BS in Nursing, a 15-month full-time program with one fall start per year, open only to applicants holding a baccalaureate degree in any discipline by enrollment (60 nursing credits plus 65 prerequisite credits). Prerequisite list, GPA, exam, fee and deadline are in a linked application-instructions document not readable here; applications go through applyhealthprof.downstate.edu. An online 1-year RN-to-BS is also offered.
