Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire ADN-prepared registered nurses to provide and coordinate direct patient care, administer treatments, and educate patients across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings.
Getting in
What Bluefield State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- Health insurance
ATI TEAS proficient or higher overall, taken in person (no virtual scores), max two attempts, valid two academic years, testing window Sept 1 to Jan 31. High school applicants need 3.0 HS GPA plus one unit each of algebra (or ACT/SAT math 19) and biology; college applicants need 2.5 GPA with a C or better in one math and one biology course. ASN applications available Sept 1 to Jan 1, files complete by Jan 31 get first consideration (College of Health Sciences page). Physical exam, immunizations, Castle Branch background check, drug screen and health insurance required before clinicals. Accelerated ASN and LPN-to-RN tracks also offered.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Bluefield State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
1
Entrance exams
2
Application basics
2
Paths
Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find community college ADN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Pre-Nursing to RN
HSI community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find ADN programs at Hispanic Serving Institutions, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
CNA Exam Prep to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a community college ADN program.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Georgia CNA to RN
Community college ADN pathway
Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a Georgia ADN program.
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
