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 Northern Colorado asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
Bear Admission (traditional BSN) is for students admitted to UNC as first-time freshmen and currently enrolled, with a minimum 18 earned UNC credits, a minimum 3.5 GPA for the most recent 30 semester hours, a C- or better in each prerequisite (BIO 110, ENG 123, BIO 245, CHEM 281/281L, BIO 251, PSY 230, STAT 150, BIO 246, FND 250, NURS 326) and the Casper assessment ($50). Applications go through NursingCAS ($60); the application is currently closed and the next Bear Admission application opens in May 2027 for a 2028 start. UNC also lists an Open Admission route where the minimum cumulative GPA is set annually based on clinical capacity.
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 Northern Colorado. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
2
Application basics
3
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.
