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 Eastern Arizona College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
Separate nursing application due April 1 for fall and November 1 for spring; four full-time semesters after prerequisites. TEAS composite at Proficient or higher within two years (HESI A2 by arrangement, $87 plus tax), reading competency (Accuplacer NG 263+ or TEAS Reading 72.4%+), AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint card, and an Arizona LNA, certified MA or NREMT paramedic credential; prerequisites CHM 130, MAT 100+, PSY 101 and BIO 201 with C or better. Admitted students complete AHA BLS, immunizations/physical, background check and drug screen ($110); AZ resident tuition $882 to $1,176 per semester plus $800 lab/tech and $190 ATI fees per 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 Eastern Arizona College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
4
Health and background checks
3
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.
