It started as a “Sure, why not?” Now I'm all in. The pathway page made the steps feel doable instead of overwhelming.
Fast track your way to Registered Nurse.
Your shortcut into a degree program. The certifications, credits, and checklists that get you admitted, mapped.
Trusted by 16,000+ healthcare students
Aligned with admission requirements at
Howard University
Meharry Medical College
Chamberlain University
Emory University
New York University
Howard University
Meharry Medical College
Chamberlain University
Emory University
New York University
Featured pathways
From your first credential to the one that pays more.
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CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)
Turn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.
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Enrolling now Dental Assistant to Dental Hygienist
Use your chairside experience to enter a dental hygiene program and double your earning power.
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Enrolling now CNA to Respiratory Therapist
Move from bedside care into respiratory therapy with an associate degree and RRT credential.
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How TransitionU Works
Start with a certification and map your path to a degree. Across all of healthcare, not just nursing.
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Earn a certification
Start with a credential that opens doors across healthcare.
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Find degree programs
See the degrees it leads into, matched to you.
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Track requirements
Prereqs, GPA, and deadlines in one list.
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Reach your degree
A clear finish line, and the path to it.
My coach was my biggest resource: checking in, answering application questions, and cheering me on. It never felt like I was just a number.
Night-shift CNA to RN sounded like a fantasy. Seeing schools side by side with real prereqs is what got me to hit “request info” for the first time.
First-gen and terrified of picking the wrong program. Two afternoons on Transition U and I had a short list I could explain to my family.
Where our pathways lead
Credentials are not rows in a spreadsheet. They live in clinical hours, licenses, and each school’s own rules. We map the routes people take across nursing, dental hygiene, respiratory therapy, radiologic technology, sonography, and physical therapy so you can see what applies to you.
Nursing
CNA, LPN, RN, and BSN routes with bridge programs, clinical requirements, and school-by-school prereqs.
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Dental hygiene
AS and BSDH style pathways with science sequences, clinic hours, and program-specific admission rules.
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Respiratory therapy
RRT-focused programs, bridge options, and the courses and credentials schools expect up front.
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Radiologic technology
Rad tech and related imaging tracks with equipment training, clinical sites, and licensure prep spelled out.
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Sonography
Diagnostic medical sonography pathways from prerequisites through clinical competencies and credential exams.
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Physical therapy
PTA programs with strong clinical pay and no overnight shifts, plus the observation hours and prereqs schools want up front.
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- TransitionU is free. Mapping your credentials, comparing pathways, and support from our team cost you nothing. Your program and partner school set their own tuition, and we help you find programs that fit your budget.
