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 Nebraska Medical Center asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Personal statement
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Minimum prerequisite GPA 3.0 on 17 prerequisite courses; no ACT/SAT or high school transcript. Fall start: application opens Oct 1, priority deadline Jan 15, rolling until April 1 (all 5 campuses); spring start: opens April 1, priority July 15, rolling until Sept 1 (Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney only). NursingCAS fee $60, two professional references, personal statement answering three questions, background check, immunizations, BLS, active CNA certification before program start. 2025 NCLEX pass 98.08% combines traditional and accelerated graduates.
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 Nebraska Medical Center. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
16
Certifications
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.
Berniece McCorkindale
BSN grad · UNMC College of Nursing · Nebraska
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Wei-Qi Abigail Chan
Accelerated BSN grad · University of Nebraska Medical Center · NE
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Whit
BSN student at UNMC · Nebraska
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madi b
BSN, RN · Nebraska grad
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Maddy
New grad pediatric nurse · UNMC College of Nursing
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