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 Bluffton University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- CPR certification
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- Background check
Four-year dual-degree, dual-entry program with Rhodes State College (AAS/RN licensure in year 3, BSN in year 4). Admission: minimum 3.0 high school cumulative GPA and 19 ACT / 990 SAT; maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA for Rhodes State consideration. CNA (STNA) training by spring semester, AHA BLS, clear 10-panel drug screen, two-step TB test, physical and immunizations, FBI-BCI background check with fingerprinting; C or better in all nursing courses.
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.