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 Milligan University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Transcripts
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
- Immunizations
- Background check
Progression into the nursing major is by internal application once per year for fall, with decisions by June 15; cumulative GPA 2.5 with C or better in all required science, Math 213 and 200-level nursing courses and completion of the listed core courses. Students must document clinical health, CPR (BLS), individual liability insurance and health insurance in Verified Credentials and clear a criminal background check; transfer students apply through NursingCAS per the nursing page. No entrance exam, fee or deadline date published; program page says no waiting list.
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.