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 Columbia College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Resume
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Prerequisite courses
Priority deadline May 15 with decisions June 15, rolling and space-available after that; cohorts start fall (next fall 2026 per program page) and are capped at 40. Holistic review; overall GPA 3.0 recommended, prerequisites (ENGL 133W, NURS 311, MATH 106, PSYC 101, CHEM 109/110, BIOL 110/223/326 with labs) with C or better within 7 years. Resume or job shadowing documentation, AHA or Red Cross CPR, physical with immunizations/titers, background check and urine drug test; tuition $450 per credit hour; program page cites 83% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate for 2025.
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 Columbia College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
1
Experience
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