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 Dalton State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
ASN admits twice a year: Fall cohort application period November 1 to March 15, Spring cohort July 1 to October 1 (Nursing Application Deadlines sheet revised 7/2026); applicants must be accepted to Dalton State and have all prerequisites, TEAS scores and CLEP scores on file by the same date. Highest GPA (Dalton State, transfer or overall) of at least 2.75 with 18 or more earned hours; BIOL 2251K, 2252K, 2260K (within 10 years), ENGL 1101 and a college math (MATH 1001/1101/1111/1113) with C or better by the deadline; TEAS overall at the 60th percentile or above within the last 3 years. Points on the admission worksheet for course grades, TEAS and current LPN/CNA/EMT/Paramedic credentials.
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 Dalton State College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Application basics
1
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.
