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 University of South Alabama asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Drug screen
- Background check
- Immunizations
Apply to the University first, then submit the online Traditional BSN Supplemental Application to the College of Nursing with a $50 non-refundable fee; a final minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 with C or better in all prerequisites is required (second-degree applicants must finish all 26 prerequisite hours before the admission semester). Deadlines: Summer January 15, Fall March 15, Spring June 15. Admitted students complete a compliance tracking package with negative drug screen, acceptable background check, and immunizations (Hep B, MMR, varicella, flu, TB, Tdap); letter of good standing required from any prior nursing program; the professional component takes about five 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 University of South Alabama. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
18
Health and background checks
3
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.
