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 Watts College of Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Two entry terms: January entry deadline September 15, August entry deadline March 1 (11:59 pm EST), decisions within one month of closing. $50 application fee; contact information for 2 references (academic and/or professional) rather than letters; official high school and college transcripts; 60 general education credits completed or in progress; ATI TEAS Proficient or higher. Admission is points based: science GPA and overall prerequisite GPA bands from 2.0 upward and TEAS level earn points, no hard GPA cutoff stated. Proof of US citizenship or permanent residency required.
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 Watts College of Nursing. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
17
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Application basics
3
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