Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota
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 Minnesota-Twin Cities asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
Freshman-entry four-year BSN on the Twin Cities campus (Rochester campus is transfer admission); application available August 1 with nursing application and supplemental questions due November 1 (opening date shown is the next August 1 occurrence). One year of prerequisites plus NURS 1030/1031, then three years of sequenced nursing courses, full time fall and spring with no summer coursework. Admission described as highly competitive; 93% NCLEX-RN pass rate (2024) and 92% on-time graduation per program page.
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 Minnesota-Twin Cities. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Application basics
4
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.
bissiiabaye
BSN grad · University of Minnesota · MN
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rachael
BSN grad · University of Minnesota · MN
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Neysa
BSN student at University of Minnesota · MN
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