Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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 College of Saint Benedict asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Applications to the nursing major are reviewed once a year in May; prerequisite transcripts due May 22 with decisions in late May or early June, and health clearance, immunizations, AHA BLS CPR and TB testing due August 1. Minimum 2.75 prerequisite GPA with a C or higher in BIOL 100, BIOL 212, NUTR 113 and PSYC 111; up to 72 students accepted. Direct admission from high school requires a 3.40 cumulative HS GPA (first-year students only); transfers are accepted at lower priority than direct-admit and ROTC students.

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 BSN

CNA to BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

4 years

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CNA BSN

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.

4 years

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