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 Jacksonville State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
Upper division admission requires an ACT composite of 18 or SAT 960 taken within 5 years of the deadline, a 2.75 GPA on core requirement courses with C or better in each, and official transcripts from every college attended. Deadlines are June 1 for fall and October 1 for spring; late applications are not accepted and a signed hard copy application must be physically received by the Office of Student Services. Criminal background checks and drug screens are required for all nursing students; TOEFL required for non-native English speakers.
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.