Nursing Advanced Placement Track LPN/LVN-BSN

In order to be considered for the BSN program for the Fall/Spring admission cycle, applicants must have met regular admission requirements before the application deadlines and meet all current BSN admission criteria.

Application Deadlines:

• Fall Admission: January 1 – February 8
• Spring Admission: August 1 – September 15

Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application: 

• Complete a Georgia Southern University application and be accepted into the university. Students must be accepted into the university prior to being accepted into the program.
• An unencumbered GA LPN license for at least 12 months prior to application.
• An overall GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all courses.
• Must be able to meet the Core Performance Standards.

Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the School of Nursing. After admission to Georgia Southern University, the LPN will make an appointment with the BSN program director and bring any previous higher education transcripts.

1. The LPN’s transcript will be evaluated and must meet the following requirements to be eligible for admission to the BSN program:
   • Complete 54 semester hours of core curriculum with grades of “C” or better in areas A, D, and F.

• All applicants must achieve a cumulative score of at least 75% on the HESI Admission Assessment (A2) Exam in the following areas: Anatomy and Physiology, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Knowledge, and Math. Further information is available in the School of Nursing or on our website. An overall GPA of 3.0 in all prerequisite courses.

2. The student will have the opportunity to challenge up to 4 nursing courses (Skills & Essentials of Nursing Practice, Adult Health Nursing I, Mental Health Nursing, Women’s and Children’s Nursing) for a total of 23 credit hours. Upon acceptance into the nursing program, the student must meet with the BSN program director to review challenge options. Students must meet all of the legal requirements for licensure. See Baccalaureate Degree Nursing section in the Georgia Southern University Catalog: Georgia Board of Nursing Legal Requirements.
3. Be aware that science course credits in Core Area F may not have been earned longer than 5 years before the time of admission. 
4. A grade of C or higher is required for areas A, D, and F courses. Repeating any course in areas A, D, and F in order to achieve a passing grade of at least a C, reduces the student’s chance for admission to the School of Nursing. Repeating more than one course in each (area A, D, and F) to earn a passing grade of at least C makes the student ineligible for admission to nursing.

To see how the program of study progresses course to course each semester, you can view a Program Map for the advanced placement track.

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The Georgia Southern University School of Nursing is fully accredited by all appropriate national, state, and specialized/professional nursing accrediting agencies: The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Georgia of Nursing, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, the graduate will be able to:

• Demonstrate core knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, and nursing as the foundation for entry level professional practice.
• Use knowledge of organizational systems, leadership principles, and resources to become responsible, safe, and accountable entry level professional nurses that demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
• Develop entry level clinical judgment/decision making by using health care information, technology, scholarship, inquiry, and current evidence to improve individual and population health care outcomes.
• Demonstrate entry level inter-professional communication to develop collaborative partnerships for improving patient health outcomes.

For further information, please consult the Student Handbook.

Tuition and fees charged by Georgia Southern University are approved by the University System of Georgia annually. See a comprehensive costs and affordability analysis.

The School of Nursing anticipates that graduates of this program will seek the following professional state licenses: professional registered nurse (RN).

For required disclosures on whether this program satisfies the license requirements of all states and territories for Registered Nurse license, check the requirements of your state or territory here.

The School of Nursing has determined that the required classes and educational activities of this academic program will qualify a graduate of this program to take the exam for a Registered Nurse license in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Georgia Southern makes every effort to ensure information about educational requirements for licensure or certification is current; however, state requirements may change. Separate from educational requirements, state licensure boards may require applicants to complete jurisprudence examinations, background checks, proof of clinical hours, or additional training. For more information, as well as for a list of applicable state boards, visit the Georgia Southern State Authorization and Professional Licensure Webpage.