Associate Degree in Nursing
Offered by Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper, Utah
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 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Health insurance
- Transcripts
ASN (associate of science in nursing). Entrance test is one of: ACT 19, SAT 1000, HESI A2 60, or TEAS 55% cumulative with 60% reading. No prerequisites or CNA requirement; applicants need proof of high school completion/GED or higher degree, a physical/mental exam, health insurance, background and drug screening. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis, 3 start dates per year; 69 credits over 5 semesters, as little as 20 months; $56,540 total includes tuition, books, supplies, fees and NCLEX resources; enrollment limited to residents of 17 listed states.
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 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences. Open a category to see each one.
Entrance exams
4
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
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.
