New Mexico State University
Roadrunner and Pathways 2nd Degree BSN Options (BSN Roadrunner Option) · Las Cruces, NM · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Prerequisites
The courses New Mexico State says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
Not published. Confirm with the school.
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Pre-nursing students must achieve a grade of "C - "or higher in all pre-requisite and general education courses.”
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Do prerequisites expire?
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Students are allowed to repeat a course one time for a grade replacement. Grades will be averaged for all repeated courses beyond the first.”
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GPA and grades
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Applicants must achieve a minimum nursing pre-requisite GPA of 2.75 in order to be eligible to apply to the BSN program. ( Note: The GPA of accepted students is generally higher than this minimum.)”
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Is there an entrance exam?
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Applicants must achieve a minimum of 75% on all required sections of the HESI A2 Admission Assessment. ( Note: The HESI A2 scores of accepted students is generally higher than this minimum.)”
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Where can courses be taken?
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles New Mexico State publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“This program begins in the summer semester. Application deadline is February 1st.”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Application deadline is April 1st for the fall semester and September 1st for the spring semester.”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Application deadline is April 1st for the fall semester and September 1st for the spring semester.”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“When you are registered in your last semester of your pre-requisite courses, contact the School of Nursing Advising Office at nursing@nmsu.edu to confirm your eligibility to apply, and to request a BSN program application and instructions for taking the HESI A2 exam.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Both programs are designed for students who already have a Bachelor’s degree in another field but would like to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Admission Essay Score”
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Good to know
What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“This program begins in the summer semester.”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Yes, admission to the BSN program is a competitive process and is based on ranked admission scores.”
source · schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu
“Yes, admission to the BSN program is a competitive process and is based on ranked admission scores.”
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Sources
Every page we read for New Mexico State, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.
- Roadrunner and Pathways 2nd Degree BSN Options | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future.tier 1 · program page · checked Oct 15, 2026
- Student Handbooks | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future.tier 3 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- https://schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu/nursing/son-documents/SON-Promotion-and-Tenure-Guidelines-Approved-Aug-2018.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (25 pages)
- https://schoolofnursing.nmsu.edu/nursing/son-documents/SON-Pro_and_-Ten_Gdlns_Approved-Oct16.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 15, 2026PDF text truncated (20 pages)
- FAQ about the BSN Admission Process | New Mexico State University - BE BOLD. Shape the Future.tier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 15, 2026
- The second-degree page links to Admission Requirements, Pre-requisite Courses and application sections whose content was not provided; prerequisites, GPA, HESI A2 and application route above come from the general (traditional) BSN FAQ and may differ for the Roadrunner/Pathways options.
- Delivery format and campus are not stated.
- Whether NursingCAS or an internal SON application is used for second-degree applicants is not stated on the program page.
- The 2nd-degree page's Admission Requirements, Pre-requisite Courses, and application sections were not included in the provided text; the 2nd-degree prerequisite list is unknown.
- Requirements (GPA 2.75, C-, HESI A2) come from the general BSN FAQ; confirm they apply to Roadrunner/Pathways.
- Application route (NursingCAS or school application) not stated for 2nd-degree options.
- Format and campus not stated.
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