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 Bethany Lutheran College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Direct Admission to nursing is for current high school seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher; Early Decision applications complete by November 25 (deposit by December 31), priority general application, recommendation form and Direct Admit application deadline February 28 (deposit by May 31). Direct admits must stay full time, keep a 3.25 GPA in years one and two and earn C+ or better in each nursing prerequisite on the first attempt; others enter pre-nursing and apply later. Program page states 96.8% of graduates passed NCLEX-RN on the first attempt across 8 years of graduates (cumulative, not a single-year figure).
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.