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 Maryland, Baltimore asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Upper-division entry BSN: 59 prerequisite credits, 3.0 overall and 3.0 science GPA (chemistry, A&P I and II, microbiology; sciences within 10 years), ATI TEAS proficient or higher (minimum 58.7% overall and per section; waived for bachelor's holders), one faculty recommendation, 350-word essay, resume, $75 fee via the UMB SON admissions dashboard. Spring 2027: opened February 19, 2026, priority July 15, regular September 1, 2026. Fall 2027: opens September 2, 2026, priority December 15, 2026, regular February 1, 2027.
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 Maryland, Baltimore. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
15
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
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.
Sheryl
Accepted toUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore From France to DMV · BSN student at UMD School of Nursing
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Jazzy Echols
Accepted toUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore Former Air Force enlisted · BSN at UMaryland · licensed RN in MD
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naomi
Accepted toUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore BSN grad from UMD School of Nursing · Maryland
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