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 Kennesaw State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
Traditional BSN: must first be admitted to KSU, then submit the separate nursing application (no fee; KSU undergraduate application fee applies). Minimums: 11 prerequisite courses with C or higher (at least 7 completed by the deadline, 5 of them math/science; sciences no older than 10 years), cumulative GPA 3.0 (transfer GPA if under 18 KSU hours), and ATI TEAS within 5 years (78 or higher strongly recommended; admitted average 84 to 86). Fall start: apply August 15 to January 31; Spring start: apply February 1 to August 10. Nursing program is 57 credit hours over 5 to 6 semesters (about 2 years, one summer off); clinical sites require vaccinations. Accelerated BSN has the same criteria plus a prior bachelor's degree.
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 Kennesaw State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
2
Application basics
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.
Lauren Evans
Accepted toKennesaw State University BSN student at Kennesaw State · sharing the road to RN
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Genesis
Accepted toKennesaw State University ABSN student at Kennesaw State · on the road to RN
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bsnwithkiersten
Accepted toKennesaw State University Wellstar School of Nursing · 2/5 semester
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Brianne Toinette
Accepted toKennesaw State University Accelerated BSN student at Kennesaw State · Class of 2026
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