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 Kentucky University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
- Drug screen
- Background check
HESI A2 required (no score stated); minimum 2.5 high school or college GPA, C or better in supporting courses, Pre-College Curriculum. Deadlines May 15 for fall and October 31 for spring; separate AASN admission application PDF. Tuition $5,325 per semester in-state full time; 64-65 credit hours; the School of Nursing landing page cites a 94.3% first-time NCLEX rate for 2025.
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 Kentucky University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
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.
delaney lester
BSN RN · Mother Baby nurse · Kentucky
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Emma Bruner
CNA turned nursing student · EKU · KY
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Kaylee
Nursing at EKU co'29 · Kentucky
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alainamadison
Nursing student at Eastern Kentucky University
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