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 Gordon State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Competitive ASN admission: accepted to Gordon State (apply to the college for fall), minimum overall GPA 2.5 with cumulative 2.75 in required sciences and math, C or better in other core courses, A&P I and MATH 1001/1111 completed before applying, Area F sciences less than 5 years old, ATI TEAS scheduled by the department after application (Spring 2027 cohort: TEAS by September 21, 2026, decisions by October 21, 2026); two reference forms only if previously unsuccessful in an RN or LPN program; all transcripts in by the deadline. Spring 2027 cohort application window was July 1 to 31, 2026 (next cycle not yet posted); program is 3 years including core; department recommends 75 to 80% of core complete before applying.
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 Gordon State College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
4
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.
