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*Effective January, 2023

Minimum requirements to be considered for admission to the Accelerated BSN program:

• Must be admitted to KSU through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions or be a currently enrolled student. Students admitted to KSU but are inactive for 3 consecutive semesters must reapply to the university.
• Must hold a baccalaureate degree in another discipline from an accredited U.S. institution (or equivalent international degree) with all KSU Core Requirements completed.
• Once admitted to KSU, must be able to log into Owl Express to access application for Nursing program.
• Must complete at least 7 of the following 11 prerequisite courses before the nursing application deadline 鈥� at least 5 of the 7 MUST be from the math & natural science requirements. 
• All 11 prerequisite courses (as listed below) must be completed with a grade of C or better prior to beginning the BSN program. Courses with a lab component are considered one prerequisite. If an applicant is invited for admission but does not successfully complete all 11 courses before starting the program, their admission to the program will be canceled:
  • One Math course in Area A2 (refer to )
  • One Area E4 Social Sciences course (refer to )
  • One of the following science-with-lab sequences*:
    • CHEM 1151 and 1151L & 1152 and 1152L -OR-
    • CHEM 1211 and 1211L & 1212 and 1212L -OR-
    • BIOL 1107 and 1107L & 1108 and 1108L -OR-
    • PHYS 1111 and 1111L & 1112 and 1112L
  • BIOL 2221 and BIOL 2221L - Anatomy and Physiology I & Lab*
  • BIOL 2222 and BIOL 2222L - Anatomy and Physiology II & Lab*
  • BIOL 2261 and BIOL 2261L - Microbiology & Lab* or approved equivalent
  • oSTAT* 1401 - Elementary Statistics
  • ENGL 1101 - Composition I
  • ENGL 1102 - Composition II
  • PSYC 1101 - Introductory Psychology

*Note: The WSON will only accept the first two graded attempts for STAT 1401 and for the natural science courses ( e.g., CHEM 1151/L, PHYS 1111/L, BIOL 2221/L, BIOL 2261/L, etc.). However, a third attempt may be taken after five years. 

In addition, any natural science course older than 10 years at time of nursing application deadline will not be accepted by the WSON for admission into the program. However, an exception can be made for students who successfully complete a Prior Learning Assessment as available (e.g., CLEP exam; departmental challenge exam) to demonstrate relevant knowledge in the course which was taken over 10 years ago. Refer to the following website for more details: .

• GPA of 3.0 or above at the time of nursing application deadline.
  • Cumulative KSU GPA will be reviewed for students who have completed 18 or more credit hours at KSU by the nursing application deadline; Transfer GPA will be reviewed for students who have completed fewer than 18 credit hours at KSU by the nursing application deadline.

• To be considered for admission to the Wellstar School of Nursing undergraduate program, you must take the ATI TEAS Test within 5 years prior to the nursing application deadline and submit your scores to KSU. The test can be taken remotely online or in-person. You may also retake the test as many times as needed.

  Submitting your scores to KSU: If you are taking your test at a KSU site, then you do not have to take any action. If you are testing remotely or at a different site, please choose 鈥淜ennesaw State U BSN鈥� in the drop down when prompted.

  • Register for test at:  
  • Study prep resources available at:

Admission is a competitive process and will be based on a combination of several factors such as number of required prerequisite courses completed at the time of nursing application deadline, grades received in these courses, and ATI TEAS score. Decisions regarding admission into the nursing program will be made by a WSON Admissions, Progression, and Retention committee.

If you have any questions about the Accelerated BSN program prerequisites, course substitutions, or any other aspect of the program, please contact Nursing Admissions at nu_admissions@kennesaw.edu. To accurately address your questions about Nursing Admissions and the requirements, please contact us directly. Although you may seek and obtain information from other sources, the most accurate information about admission to our program is contained on the WSON website, in the University Undergraduate Catalog, or by contacting us at the email above.

KSU鈥檚 Nursing program encourages you to declare Nursing-Interest as your major and begin taking the general education component of the program at your earliest convenience.

The Nursing application is located on Owl Express under the Student Services tab. If you do not have a KSU account, you will need to apply to KSU undergraduate admissions. If your KSU account is not working, please reach out to undergraduate admissions.