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 Berea College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Health insurance
Entry into the nursing major requires a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a pre-nursing GPA of 3.0 in the collateral courses (BIO 201, 202, 207, 222, CHM 113, CFS 221, PSY 100) with C or better; only one pre-nursing course may be repeated. Students must be immunized per the handbook, hold AHA Healthcare Provider CPR, pass a criminal background check, TB test and show health insurance (uploaded to CastleBranch) before NUR 110 clinicals. ESL students need TOEFL iBT 83 with 26 speaking. Berea is tuition-free; admission to the college itself is through the main Admissions office.
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 Berea College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
6
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.
