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 Illinois Chicago asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Traditional BSN admits transfer students with 57 completed college credits (Chicago, Springfield, Urbana campuses), fall only, four full-time semesters with no summers; priority deadline January 15, final deadline April 1; four short essays, resume, official transcripts and a prerequisite self-evaluation form; in-state tuition listed at $11,500 per semester. Prerequisites: general chemistry, A&P I and II (labs), microbiology, lifespan development, statistics, nutrition, writing I and II plus gen ed. Separate four-year freshman BSN at Chicago only (Early Action November 1, Regular Decision February 3, typical admits unweighted HS GPA 3.5+, test optional).
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 Illinois Chicago. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
13
Application basics
2
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.
