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 Berry College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Minimum GPA 3.0 for all BSN applicants; eligible to apply after 41 semester credit hours with prerequisites passed at C- or better. Nursing application plus resume due February 1 for the fall cohort and June 1 for the spring cohort; ranking uses hours earned, overall GPA and an adjusted math/science/English GPA. Direct admission for high school GPA 3.75 (handbook); nursing course fee $1,300 per semester; background check and drug screen required each year.
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.