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 Bossier Parish Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- Health insurance
Traditional ASN selects 60 students each fall and spring (LPN to RN track selects 10); applications are electronic via the program (request link from Cindy Adams starting in February or September). Deadlines: first Monday in April for fall admission and first Monday in October for spring. Requires 28 hours of prerequisites, minimum prerequisite GPA 2.5 and science GPA 2.5 (sciences within 5 years), TEAS taken on campus, official transcripts from all colleges, and a letter of good standing from any prior nursing program; a clinical fee is charged each clinical semester.
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 Bossier Parish Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
1
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
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