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 Bethany Lutheran College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Direct Admission to nursing is for current high school seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher; Early Decision applications complete by November 25 (deposit by December 31), priority general application, recommendation form and Direct Admit application deadline February 28 (deposit by May 31). Direct admits must stay full time, keep a 3.25 GPA in years one and two and earn C+ or better in each nursing prerequisite on the first attempt; others enter pre-nursing and apply later. Program page states 96.8% of graduates passed NCLEX-RN on the first attempt across 8 years of graduates (cumulative, not a single-year figure).
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 Bethany Lutheran College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
2
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