Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Offered by University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina
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 North Carolina at Greensboro asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Health insurance
Prelicensure BSN upper division application closes October 15 with decisions mid to late December (catalog states October 1); prerequisites must be complete by the end of the fall term, so upper division begins spring. Catalog requires overall GPA 2.8 on all college courses and C or better in every nursing prerequisite; no entrance exam listed. AHA BLS certification, criminal background check, health evaluation, immunizations and health insurance required. NCLEX pass rates 90.9% (2025), 90.9% (2024), 96.4% (2023).
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 North Carolina at Greensboro. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
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.
