Valdosta State University
Accelerated BSN Program · Valdosta, GA · school's own site (opens the school's website in a new tab)
Activelast verified Oct 2026
Prerequisites
The courses Valdosta State says you need before you start, as published on its own pages. Credits, labs, and minimum grades are shown where the school states them.
- 01Anatomy & Physiology IHuman Anatomy and Physiology I · BIOL 2251KCredits from the catalog; the catalog requires a C including lab sections.
source · valdosta.edu
“BIOL 2251K (Anatomy and Physiology I)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 02Anatomy & Physiology IIHuman Anatomy and Physiology II · BIOL 2252K
source · valdosta.edu
“BIOL 2252K (Anatomy and Physiology II)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 03MicrobiologyMicrobiology in Health and Disease (Foundations in Microbiology) · BIOL 2260K
source · valdosta.edu
“BIOL 2260K (Microbiology in Health and Disease)”
credits4labrequiredmin gradeC - 04PathophysiologyPathophysiology · NURS 2700
source · valdosta.edu
“NURS 2700 (Pathophysiology)”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 05Lifespan / Human Growth & DevelopmentIntro to Human Development · PSYC 2103
source · valdosta.edu
“PSYC 2103 (Intro to Human Development)”
credits3labnomin gradeC - 06StatisticsElementary Statistics · MATH 1401Credits assumed from the 11-hour Technology, Mathematics & Science area (8-hour sequence plus statistics).
source · valdosta.edu
“MATH 1401 (Elementary Statistics)”
min gradeC - 07General ChemistryLab Sequence #1 and #2 (Chemistry I and II or Biology I and II) · CHEM 1151K/1152KA two-course, 8-hour sequence in either chemistry or biology. Recommended: CHEM 1151K/1152K; CHEM 1211/1212 with labs also acceptable. Biology options: BIOL 1010/1020L and 1030/1040L, or BIOL 1107/1108 with labs.
source · valdosta.edu
“8-hour Science Sequence (Biology I and II or Chemistry I and II)”
credits8labrequiredmin gradeC - 08History / GovernmentAmerican Government · POLS 1101Part of Political Science and US History (6 hours), which the PDF lists as required core for ABSN students.
source · valdosta.edu
“POLS 1101 (American Government)”
credits3labno - 09History / GovernmentUS History · HIST 2111 or HIST 2112Transfer equivalents still require satisfying the Georgia Legislative Requirements.
source · valdosta.edu
“HIST 2111 or 2112 (US History)”
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Minimum prerequisite grade
C
The catalog also requires a C or better in all Writing, STEM and Field of Study courses, including lab sections.
source · valdosta.edu
“Minimum of "C" in each math and science course in Areas D.2.B and F.”
Prerequisite completion
Catalog lists completion of the relevant core courses as a minimum admission requirement
No page states a deadline for completing courses still in progress. The GPA calculator note about removing courses not yet completed suggests in-progress courses may be allowed at application.
source · catalog.valdosta.edu
“completion of all Core IMPACTS courses as it pertains to the Nursing curriculum;”
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Do prerequisites expire?
Course age limit
5 years at the application deadline, for science sequence, statistics and Area F courses
An expired course can be retaken only one time.
source · valdosta.edu
“Courses in Area D.2.B and Area F older than five years at the application deadline must be retaken.”
Repeat limit
Each course may be repeated at most once (2 attempts)
source · valdosta.edu
“Math and science courses in Areas D.2.B and F may not be repeated more than once.”
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GPA and grades
Minimum overall GPA for admission
2.8 (all college classes completed)
Both grades of a repeated course count in the overall GPA. Admitted averages: Summer 2025 3.19; Summer 2024 3.30.
source · valdosta.edu
“A 2.8 overall grade point average and a 3.0 nursing certification grade point average are required for acceptance into the BSN program.”
Nursing certification GPA
3.0 minimum, calculated on Areas A, D.2.B and F (math, writing, science and field-of-study courses)
Sources disagree on repeated courses. The admissions page counts both grades. The curriculum PDF says a reattempt earning C or higher replaces the grade. The catalog says the highest grade is used. Admitted nursing GPA average: 3.43 for both Summer 2025 and Summer 2024.
source · valdosta.edu
“Beginning with the Summer 2019 cohort (December 15, 2018 application deadline), only classes in Areas A, D.2.B, and F will be included in the nursing certification grade point average. If a course is repeated, both grades will be included in the overall grade point average and nursing grade point average.”
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Is there an entrance exam?
Entrance exam
HESI A2; 75+ in Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Anatomy & Physiology, Math
Official score report due November 15.
source · valdosta.edu
“To be eligible for admission into the VSU nursing programs, students must earn a 75 or higher in the following areas:”
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Where can courses be taken?
Online labs Not published. Confirm with the school.
Pass/fail courses Not published. Confirm with the school.
Credit by exam Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Application deadlines and start dates
Upcoming cycles Valdosta State publishes. A date without a year on the school's page is noted rather than guessed.
Summer (May) cohortDeadline not publishedApplication opens the first Monday in October and closes the first Friday in November each year (no fixed month-day, so not encoded). Official transcripts and official HESI score report are due November 15. Program starts in May (Maymester); no year printed. The FAQ page shows the same dates. Acceptance status is released 8 to 10 weeks after the deadline.
source · valdosta.edu
“Summer | First Monday in October | First Friday in November | November 15 | November 15 |”
Application route
CONHS application portal (MyVSU login), not NursingCAS; applicants must first be admitted to VSU
source · valdosta.edu
“The College of Nursing and Health Sciences has an application portal for students to apply to the nursing program. To access the College of Nursing and Health Sciences application portal, students must use their MyVSU username and password.”
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Cost
Tuition and fees as the school publishes them. Living costs vary; the source link has the full table.
University application fee
$40 (VSU undergraduate admission)
No fee is stated for the nursing program application itself.
source · valdosta.edu
“Option 1: Apply to Valdosta State University Undergraduate Admissions Office ($40 application fee).”
Tuition Not published. Confirm with the school.
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Other requirements
What the school asks for beyond courses and scores.
Prior degree
Bachelor's degree in another area
source · catalog.valdosta.edu
“Applicants to the ABSN program must have completed a bachelor's degree in another area.”
Medical terminology
Recommended, not required
source · valdosta.edu
“Medical Terminology recommended, but not required”
Interview Not published. Confirm with the school.
Essays Not published. Confirm with the school.
Recommendations Not published. Confirm with the school.
CNA Not published. Confirm with the school.
Healthcare experience Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Not required; 2+ years of certified/licensed experience in the last 5 years qualifies for special criteria” vs “Special criteria for military medics/veterans or 2+ years of licensed healthcare experience in the last 5 years”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Good to know
What the school says about the program that is not a requirement: how it selects, how many it admits, what to expect.
Previous cohort
Summer 2025: 24 eligible, 24 admitted, admitted average overall GPA 3.19 and nursing GPA 3.43
Summer 2024: 26 eligible, 26 admitted, averages 3.30 and 3.43.
source · valdosta.edu
“Summer 2025 | 24 | 24 | 3.19 | 3.43 |”
Decision timing
8 to 10 weeks after the deadline
source · valdosta.edu
“Students will find out their acceptance status for the BSN program 8 to 10 weeks after the application deadline.”
Delivery format Not published. Confirm with the school.
Start term Not published. Confirm with the school. Our two readings of the page disagreed (“Summer (May/Maymester) only” vs “May (summer) each year”), so we are not publishing a value yet.
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Sources
Every page we read for Valdosta State, with when we last checked it. Tier 1 is the program's own pages; tier 2 the nursing school's general pages; tier 3 university-wide pages.
- Accelerated BSN Program - Valdosta State Universitytier 1 · program page · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Accelerated B.S.N. Admissions - Valdosta State Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/nursing-and-health-sciences/documents/nursing-curriculum.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Daily Campus Tour Request - Valdosta State Universitytier 1 · how to apply · checked Oct 23, 2026
- https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/nursing-and-health-sciences/documents/absn-program-map.pdftier 1 · pdf · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Accelerated BSN FAQs - Valdosta State Universitytier 2 · faq · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Tuition and Fee Schedules - Valdosta State Universitytier 1 · tuition · checked Oct 23, 2026
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing < Valdosta State Universitytier 1 · catalog · checked Oct 23, 2026
Open questions we're still checking
- The application portal URL is not printed on the pages.
- Delivery format (in person vs. online coursework) is not stated.
- Nursing GPA treatment of repeated courses conflicts across the admissions page, the curriculum PDF and the catalog.
- No page states whether prerequisites may be in progress at application or by when they must be completed.
- The effect of the catalog's military/healthcare special criteria on admission is not explained.
- Exact calendar dates for the cycle are given only as 'first Monday in October' and 'first Friday in November'.
- Delivery format (in person vs. online didactic) is not stated.
- The direct URL of the CONHS application portal is not printed in the page text.
- The nursing GPA repeat calculation conflicts across sources: both grades count (admissions page), the C-or-higher retake grade is used (curriculum PDF), or the highest grade is used (catalog).
- It is unclear whether ABSN applicants must also complete Composition I/II and quantitative math, which count in the nursing GPA, since the ABSN required core lists only three areas.
- How the military/healthcare special criteria affect admission is not explained.
- Tuition amounts for the ABSN are not published on the provided pages.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on program_length: About 15 months, four semesters of 15 credit hours each | 4 terms, about 15 months.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on start_terms: Summer (May/Maymester) only | May (summer) each year.
- Two readings of the page disagreed on healthcare_experience: Not required; 2+ years of certified/licensed experience in the last 5 years qualifies for special criteria | Special criteria for military medics/veterans or 2+ years of licensed healthcare experience in the last 5 years.
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