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 Texas Lutheran University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
TEAS overall score of 70% or higher within the last 12 months; minimum 3.0 prerequisite GPA with at least a C in each prerequisite, sciences within seven years. Three reference evaluation forms from health care supervisors or faculty. Fall deadlines: priority January 30, late decision March 31; spring deadlines: priority August 15, late decision October 31. Upper-division program is 60 credit hours over four semesters; average class size 25 to 30.
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 Texas Lutheran University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
19
Entrance exams
1
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.
- 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