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 Florida College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Prerequisite courses
Upper-division BSN: first-year applicants need an unweighted 3.0 high school GPA and 3.0 in any college courses taken in high school; junior applicants need a 2.7 cumulative GPA with 2.0 or higher in all prerequisites and no more than two C grades in prerequisites. Full consideration for applications submitted by Feb 1 before the desired fall entry. Immunizations, BLS for Health Care Providers, criminal background check and liability insurance required for full acceptance; 121 credit hours; admitted nursing students receive a $2,000 scholarship. No entrance exam or application fee stated.
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 Florida College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
3
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