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Overview

Tuition $15,470
Licensure pass rate (2025) 76.28%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
An associate-level nursing degree that qualifies graduates to take the NCLEX-RN and practice as registered nurses. RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about health conditions.

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 Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.75
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations

AASN requires acceptance to the college, GPA of 2.75 or higher, TEAS score of 58.7 or higher, and completion or current enrollment in CHE111, BIO201 and MTH107 (LPN to RN applicants also need BIO202, BIO208, PSY103 and ENG101 before NUR102). Application requires official high school or GED and college transcripts; compliance requires a BCI background check, drug screen, health assessment/physical and immunizations. The Spring 2027 application is open; five semester curriculum.

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 Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

3

Entrance exams

1

Health and background checks

4

Application basics

1

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.