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 Towson University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Screened upper-division major applied to via NursingCAS, usually in sophomore year for junior-year entry; admits fall and spring. 3.0 cumulative GPA from all colleges; from the Fall 2027 cycle a 3.0 science GPA is required by entry. TEAS 7 at Proficient or higher (competitive range 81 to 83%), valid two years. 11 prerequisites including three lab sciences at C or better, all science and math within 10 years. Fall 2027: priority deadline December 15 (materials December 31), final January 15, 2027 (materials February 1); Spring 2027 closed August 17, 2026. NursingCAS fee varies by cycle. Department reports a 95.92% undergraduate NCLEX pass rate (2024 ranking).
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 Towson University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
1
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
