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 Georgia State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Resume
- Prerequisite courses
Minimum science and overall GPA 3.0 to apply (program page); TEAS minimum 50 percent, average of accepted applicants 85 percent, valid one year. Georgia State undergraduate application plus School of Nursing application, unofficial transcripts from all institutions, courses-taken table, resume with volunteer work, one letter of recommendation sent by the recommender. Spring 2027 early action deferred to fall 2027; applications accepted January 11 through April 1, 2027. Program page also lists regular deadlines March 13 (fall) and August 17 (spring); 123 credit hours over eight semesters.
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 Georgia State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
17
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
2
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
