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-Columbia asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- Health insurance
ATI TEAS at Proficient level (within 14 months, max 3 attempts in 6 months). Columbia campus requires 3.0 cumulative and 3.0 core-science GPA (other campuses 2.75); 90 quarter hours of prerequisites with sciences within 7 years. Also Level I and II background checks, physical with immunizations and TB, urine drug screen, proof of health insurance, laptop. Deadline is usually the first day of the quarter before admission; one or two classes admitted per year; 180 quarter credits (6 quarters prerequisites + 7 quarters professional).
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-Columbia. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
2
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
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- Timeline
- 4 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
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- 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