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 Clayton State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
Minimum 2.80 overall GPA (institutional plus transfer) and 2.80 math/science GPA; 45 semester hours of core complete at application and 60 at enrollment. Kaplan Nursing Admission Test required, all scores accepted. Fall application window January 1 to July 15; spring window August 1 to November 15. Morrow cohort of 45 to 60 each fall and spring plus a Fayette cohort of 20 each fall; applicants first apply to the university as a transfer student with a Health Sciences major.
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.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.