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 Portland asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
First-year direct entry into the BSN via the UP application or the Common App, no fee for either; Early Action December 1 (2026) and final deadline for Nursing majors February 15 (2027); applications for Fall 2027 are open. Letter of recommendation and secondary school report currently waived; test-optional through Fall 2027. School of Nursing reports a 98.25% total NCLEX pass rate in 2024.
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 Portland. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
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.
joc
Nursing student at University of Portland · taking you along
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Zayra
Nursing student at University of Portland · OR
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Garren Wallis
Nursing student at University of Portland · Oregon
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