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 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Interview
- Transcripts
- Background check
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Prerequisite courses
TEAS VII minimum 64%, maximum two attempts in a year, exam fee $120; 2.5 GPA in both non biology and math/science prerequisites. Requires a 2 to 3 page essay, three recommendation letters, proof of health related or community work, and an interview with the program director. Page lists dates only for the Fresno campus (application deadline February 19, 2027, start May 3, 2027); 23 months, 80 semester credits, total cost $104,400.40.
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 Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
1
Health and background checks
1
Application basics
7
Experience
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.
anapatriciia__
ED tech turned student nurse · Practical Nursing at Gurnick · CA
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LVN · graduated from Gurnick Academy · nursing in California
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Practical nursing student at Gurnick Academy · Arizona
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Accelerated nursing student at Gurnick Academy · future ICU nurse
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Practical Nursing student at Gurnick · CA · class of 2026
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