KSU has a growing population of international and historically underrepresented students. Students in the master's program are professional nurses with a minimum of three years of experience. They work in a variety of settings scattered over the geographic region of northwest Georgia and the metropolitan Atlanta area. Applications are taken during the fall and spring semesters for acceptance into the following spring or fall B.S.N. class. Completion of seven of the twelve prerequisites with a grade point average of at least 2.7 is the minimum requirement for admission.
Admission is competitive.
Registered nurses are admitted during the spring semester to begin the one-year completion program in summer. Students must complete sixteen prerequisite courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 and include a letter of reference for consideration.