Traditional BSN Program

Admission Eligibility

All students who wish to enter the School of Nursing Traditional BSN Program must apply and be accepted at the upper division level. This generally occurs during the second year of full-time study at the University. Students are first enrolled at GSW as Pre-Nursing Students. This allows the student to satisfy the Core curriculum requirements in the first two years of student as well as the required nursing courses necessary for admission into the Traditional BSN Program. Advisors for Pre-Nursing students are faculty of the SON; therefore giving the student a mentor who can help them successfully navigate their Model Program of Study.

Admission Eligibility Requirements:

In order to meet eligibility requirements for full admission into the program, traditional program applicants must have completed the following prerequisites:

BIOL 2030 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 units) within the past 5 years*

BIOL 2040 Anatomy and Physiology II (*4 units) within the past 5 years*

BIOL 2050 Microbiology (4 units) within the past 5 years*

PSYC 2130 Human Growth and Development (3 units)

MATH 2204 Elementary Statistics (3 units)

MATH 1101 Introduction to Math Modeling (3 units) or MATH 1111 College Algebra or MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus (3 units)*

*with a grade of C or better

Completed the 3 nursing prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C:

NURS 2600 Concepts of Professional Nursing (Taken at GSW)

NURS 2700 Clinical Therapeutics (Taken at GSW; must be taken within no more than two semesters preceding program admission)

NURS 3005 Human Pathophysiology (Taken at GSW unless prior course substitution approved obtained)

Completed all general education/core classes from Areas A, D, and F (Refer to BS in Nursing Curriculum Sheet)

Lack no more than nine (9) hours of general education classes from Areas B, C, & E (Refer to BS in Nursing Curriculum Sheet)

Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.8/4.0 or higher is required for consideration. The GPA is taken from the last 30 credit hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted.

Completed ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) exam and have official scores submitted to the School of Nursing via the Student Services Coordinator prior to the application deadline

Must not have been excluded from another nursing program for any reason, including but not limited to, academic misconduct, disruptive behavior, or program failure. A nursing course failure in another institution counts as a failure in this institution.

*Testing may be required if course taken was over 5 years ago. Remediation may be required.

Admission Review Consideration

It may not be possible to admit all students who meet the minimum requirements for admissions. If there are more qualified applicants than positions available in a program cohort, selection for admission will be based upon:

Availability of space in clinical sites

Availability of faculty resources

Grade Point Average – Greater than the minimum of 2.8 (evaluate most recent 30 hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted AND overall GPA)

ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) results

Grades in Science courses – minimum of B is preferred

Patterns of withdrawal from courses/schools

Grades of Ds and/or Fs

Written communication ability

Completion of nursing pre-requisites while maintaining the required GPA.

*May require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program's admissions committee.

There are two types of admission in the School of Nursing:

Full acceptance is offered when all criteria are met

Conditional acceptance is contingent upon successful completion of unmet admission criteria.

Admission Cycles: 

There are two admission cycles for Traditional students, fall and spring. Students anticipating qualifying for entrance in the fall semester must apply for admission to the program by the announced deadline, usually in January or February. Students anticipating qualifying for entrance in the spring semester must apply for admission by the announced deadline, usually in late August or September. Students should contact the School of Nursing Student Services Coordinator for application instructions and deadlines, which will also be posted on the School of Nursing website.

Transfer Students

Transfer students will need to take a semester of pre-requisite courses at GSW prior to the semester they wish to start the nursing program (NURS 2600, NURS 2700, NURS 3005 must be taken at GSW prior to starting the Nursing program). Transfer students are encouraged to apply to GSW for an earlier semester, in order to complete those courses.

2nd Degree BSN Program

• Attain admission in good standing to the University
• Hold a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• Return the completed 2nd Degree BSN Program application and required supporting documents to the School of Nursing sent together in a packet by the published deadlines
• Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 or higher is required for consideration. The GPA is taken from the last 30 credit hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted.
• Must have completed all program pre-requisites
• Program may require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contact by the program's admissions committee.
• ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) exam and have official scores submitted to the School of Nursing via the Student Services Coordinator prior to the application deadline. Learn more about TEAS
• Program may require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program's admissions committee.

In addition to holding a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college of university, applicants must complete all courses stated below and have a Grade Point Average (GPA) 3.0 for the most recent 30 credit hours of all college/university course work. In addition, Anatomy and Physiology I & II, and Microbiology must have been completed within the past five years. Courses with a "*" must have a grade of "C" or higher.

• *BIOL 2030 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 units)
• *BIOL 2040 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 units)
• *BIOL 2050 Microbiology (4 units)                
• PSYC 2130 Human Growth and Development (3 units)
• Statistics course (3 units)                                             

Please note: The first semester of 2nd Degree BSN Program (i.e. Fall Conditional Acceptance semester) will include primarily nursing pre-requisite courses  which are listed below at GSW prior to the official start of the nursing program in the Spring. (included in Model Program of Study)

• *NURS 2600 Concepts of Professional Nursing
• *NURS 2700 Clinical Therapeutics
• *NURS 3005 Human Pathophysiology

* Minimum grade of C required
** Testing is required for those applicants who completed these courses five (5) years ago or longer. Remediation may be required.

LPN-BSN Program

• Attain admission in good standing to the University
• Earned an LPN Diploma from a program that is accredited in Georgia  Provide proof of LPN licensure
• Return the completed LPN-BSN application and required supporting documents to the School of Nursing sent together in a packet by the published deadline.
• Complete all general education/core classes from Areas A, D, and F 
• Lack no more than nine (9) hours of general education classes from Areas B, C, and/or E
• Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.8/4.0 or higher is required for consideration. The GPA is taken from the last 30 credit hours of required classes for the nursing major will be counted.
• Must have completed all program pre-requisites
• ATI Test of Essential Skills (TEAS) exam and have official scores submitted to the School of Nursing via the Student Services Coordinator prior to the application deadline. Learn more about TEAS
• Must not have been excluded from another nursing program for any reason, including but not limited to, academic misconduct, disruptive behavior, or program failure.  A nursing course failure in another institution counts as a failure in this institution.   
• Program may require an interview. Applicants who qualify for an interview will be contacted by the program's admissions committee.

In order to be considered for admission into the LPN-BSN Program, applicants must have completed the following requirements:

• *BIOL 2030 Anatomy and Physiology I (**within 5 years of projected admission)
• *BIOL 2040 Anatomy and Physiology II (**within 5 years of projected admission)
• *BIOL 2050 Microbiology (**within 5 years of projected admission)
• PSYC 2130 Human Growth and Development
• MATH 2204 Statistics
• BIOL 1107/1108, or BIOL 2107/2108, or CHEM 1211/1212, or CHEM 1151/1152, or PHYS 1111/1112, or PHYS 2211/2212 (must be a lab science sequence)

Pre-requisites for Nursing Program that must be taken at GSW prior to program admission:

• *NURS 2600/NURS 3061 LPN to RN (included in Model Program of Study as a pre-requisite pre-nursing course at GSW prior to program admission)
• *NURS 2700 Clinical Therapeutics (included in Model Program of Study as a pre-requisite pre-nursing course at GSW.  Must be taken within no more than two semesters preceding program admission.)
• *NURS 3005 Human Pathophysiology (included in Model Program of Study as a pre-requisite pre-nursing course at GSW prior to program admission unless approval for course substitution is granted.)

* Minimum grade of C required
** Testing is required for those applicants who completed these courses five (5) years ago or longer. Remediation may be required

RN-BSN Program

• Attain admission in good standing to the University.
• Provide proof licensure as a registered nursing in Georgia.
• Return the completed RN-BSN application and required supporting documents to the School of Nursing sent together in a packet by the published deadline
• Must not have been excluded from another nursing program for any reason, including but not limited to, academic misconduct, disruptive behavior, or program failure. A nursing course failure in another institution counts as a failure in this institution.
• Meet the requirements of the Georgia RN-BSN Articulation Model.

In order to be considered for admission into the RN- BSN Program, applicants must have completed the following requirements:

• Students complete approximately 62 hours of general education classes. The junior and senior nursing courses total approximately 62 hours.
• MATH 2204 Statistics (is a pre-requisite for NURS 4800 Nursing Research)
•  Areas A thru F must be completed before taking NURS 4900 Practicum in Nursing. 
• It is recommended that NURS 3010 Professional Nursing Practice be taken the first semester that the student takes nursing courses.