Offered on the Armstrong Campus and Statesboro Campus
The School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University is proud to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The 124 credit hour program prepares prelicensure students through clinical experience, simulation labs, and a rigorous academic education. All courses for the nursing program must be completed within a total of four consecutive calendar years. All prelicensure nursing students are required to take two standardized exit examinations.
Formal admission to the nursing program occurs internally after the completion of 45 credits. Admission is highly selective. Please see our admissions policy for details.
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, click https://www.ncsbn.org/about-boards-of-nursing.htm to check the requirements of your state or territory.
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, District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.
The School of Nursing has not determined whether 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 (or certificate) for any state not set forth above.
The (baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program) at Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). All prelicensure programs are fully approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing. Georgia Southern University is accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Last updated: 4/7/2020
