ACE Track

The ACE (Achieving the Curriculum Expeditiously) program is for students who have already completed all undergraduate core course work, who want a fast-paced, rigorous course of study. This program is to be completed in 16 months. The ACE option requires a commitment of time totaling approximately 81 hours per week. These hours include classroom, clinical and laboratory time as well as study time. It is strongly recommended by The School of Nursing that students enrolled in this program NOT maintain a full or part time job until after the completion of the program.

How to Apply
STEP 1: Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to determine how to apply to the university as a degree-seeking undergraduate student. Do not apply as a postbaccalaureate student. Nursing applicants that have not been accepted by Georgia State by our nursing application deadline will not be considered for admission for the semester in which you are applying.

If the applicant’s native language is not English, regardless of language of instruction, he or she may be required to submit acceptable results on the Georgia State Test of English Proficiency (GSTEP) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

STEP 2: View Prerequisite Information, Program GPA Requirements, and the Suggested Curriculum for the semester in which you are applying. Fall, Spring

STEP 3: Register for and take the Test Essential Academic Skills-TEAS Exam

STEP 4: Submit your complete nursing application to the Office of Academic Assistance . click here for an application to the ACE program

Application Updates
If you applied to the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing last semester, you may be eligible for an application update. Update forms may only be used to reactivate a complete nursing application for one additional semester. Please be aware that pre-requisites and GPA requirements may have changed from the previous semester. This form may be submitted once per completed full application, and can only be used to apply to the next available semester. Applications completed one year prior or more cannot be reactivated. A new entrance exam may be applied to an Application Update if desired. Those applicants who wish to re-take the NET must specify the date of the exam to be reviewed on the update form in the space provided. This date cannot be changed. The applicant must choose a test to be reviewed before submitting the update form. The NET score from the previous semester will automatically be applied with no exceptions if no box is checked/no test date is written on update form. Download update form.

NOTE: Applicants whose files are completed before the deadline and score in the upper 15% of admissions criteria will be reviewed on a rolling basis and may be offered early admittance.

Important Links

NOTE: You must be accepted by Georgia State University as a degree-seeking undergraduate student before your nursing application will be reviewed. Nursing applicants that have not been accepted by Georgia State by our nursing application deadline will not be considered for admission for the semester in which you are applying. Please contact Georgia State's Undergraduate Admissions Office regarding processing time for your university application.