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 Athens State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
Athens State has no standalone traditional BSN; its pre-licensure route is a Fast-Track/Joint Enrollment BSN with partner community colleges (Calhoun, Northeast Alabama, Drake State, Wallace State) plus an online RN to BSN. Requires 2.5 cumulative GPA and 2.5 GPA in nursing academic core courses (Drake State 2.0 cumulative), ACT composite 18 (Wallace State 20), and separate applications to the community college and to Athens State by the posted deadline. Wallace State windows: March 15 to May 15 for fall, July 1 to October 1 for spring.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.