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 Arkansas State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and prerequisite GPA 3.0; online BSN application via Slate, transcripts to the registrar. Deadlines June 7 (fall) and October 1 (spring); transfer coursework due May 25. Class size limited; no entrance exam listed.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
CNA to BSN
Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.
Georgia CNA to RN Pathway
Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Tanisha T.
LPN to ADN grad 路 Arkansas State 路 licensed nurse
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Amilah
Nursing student in Arkansas 路 former MA and phlebotomist
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Brittany 馃
BSN, RN 路 student 路 Arkansas
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JudyKay_05
Arkansas State grad 路 RN
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Dajah
Nurse 路 Arkansas State University 路 class of 2025
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LauraLivinLife
46 路 mom 路 full-time plus nursing school 路 Arkansas
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Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.