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 Maine asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
First-year applicants need a 3.3 high school cumulative GPA; internal and external transfers need a 3.0 cumulative and 3.0 science GPA with BIO100, BMB207, BMB209, BIO208 or FSN 101, and ENG101 at C or better. SAT/ACT not required. Two cycles a year (November 1 and May 1); no Spring 2027 intake, Fall 2027 applications open February 1 to May 1, 2027. 80 seats per cohort from more than 1,400 applicants. Essay limited to 250 words for transfers.
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 Maine. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
6
Application basics
5
Experience
1
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.
