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 Florida Southern College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
Full-time direct-entry four-year BSN; first-year applicants apply via the FSC Preferred App or Common App with an official high school transcript, SAT/ACT (test-optional) and an academic recommendation; competitive applicants average a 3.76 high school GPA, 26 ACT and 1240 SAT. Progression requires a 3.0 overall GPA and C or higher in nursing coursework. Undergraduate deadlines: Priority Decision 1 Nov 1, Priority Decision 2 Dec 1, regular March 1, with early action and rolling options. The program page reports a 100% NCLEX-RN pass rate for recent cohorts (year not stated).
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.