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 College of Saint Benedict asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Prerequisite courses
Applications to the nursing major are reviewed once a year in May; prerequisite transcripts due May 22 with decisions in late May or early June, and health clearance, immunizations, AHA BLS CPR and TB testing due August 1. Minimum 2.75 prerequisite GPA with a C or higher in BIOL 100, BIOL 212, NUTR 113 and PSYC 111; up to 72 students accepted. Direct admission from high school requires a 3.40 cumulative HS GPA (first-year students only); transfers are accepted at lower priority than direct-admit and ROTC students.
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 College of Saint Benedict. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- 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