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 Lake Michigan College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
HESI A2 with 75% minimum in English combined and math (two attempts per year, $64 per attempt). Overall GPA 2.50; CHEM 104, BIOL 205 and MATH 122/123 at C before the deadline, BIOL 206, HEAL 121 (B) and ENGL 101 before program start. Deadlines May 12 (fall cohort) and September 12 (spring cohort); four semester program; nursing student fee $810 per semester; background check and drug screen about $101. NCLEX-RN 94% Spring 2025.
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 Lake Michigan College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
3
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
6
Application basics
3
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