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 University of Hartford asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
Rolling admission, 4-year 121-credit BSN; first-year applicants need 4 years English, 3 math, 3 lab science including biology and chemistry, 3 social studies, 2 foreign language, at least one recommendation from a teacher or counselor, SAT/ACT optional. Progression into nursing coursework requires BIO 122, CH 114, CH 136, BIO 212 and PSY 105 at C+ or better and a 2.67 cumulative GPA (two prerequisites may be repeated once); transfers who meet this enter as second-year students.
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 University of Hartford. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Application basics
4
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
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- 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