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 South University-Austin asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Immunizations
- Drug screen
- Health insurance
- Prerequisite courses
Prelicensure BSN (180 quarter credits): prerequisite phase of as few as six quarters then a seven-quarter professional phase. Entry to the professional phase requires ATI TEAS at Proficient level (valid 14 months, 30 days between attempts, max 3 attempts in 6 months), 2.75 GPA in nursing prerequisites and in core sciences (A&P I and II, Microbiology, General Chemistry, Pathophysiology, completed within 7 years), official transcripts, Level I and II background checks, physical with immunizations and TB assessment, urine drug screen, proof of health insurance and a laptop. Application deadline is the first day of the quarter before the intended start; one or two classes admitted per year per campus; no fee or tuition 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 South University-Austin. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
19
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
4
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