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 Rochester asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Resume
- Personal statement
- Interview
- Prerequisite courses
Rochester has no traditional BSN; the School of Nursing offers the Accelerated Bachelor's Program for Non-Nurses (12-month, with a 24-month option) with three cohorts a year (January, May, September). Minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA from the most recent degree, official transcripts, resume or CV, 150-word essay, prerequisites, and an interview by invitation; apply at connect.son.rochester.edu. Deadlines: Summer cohort September 15 early action / November 1 regular; Fall January 15 / March 1; Spring April 15 / July 1. No entrance exam mentioned.
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 Rochester. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Application basics
2
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