Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville, TennesseeOverview
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 Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Drug screen
Free online application, no essays, no prerequisites required. Entrance assessment options: ATI TEAS 55, HESI A2, ACT 19, SAT 1030, PAX 95, or a prior bachelor's degree. Four starts per year, next term January 4, 2027; 2 years full time. Tuition $452 per quarter credit for 38 general education credits and $497 per quarter credit for 69 nursing credits plus per term lab/clinical/online/resource fees, $100 background fee and $100 registration fee. Background check and drug test after acceptance.
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 Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
3
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
