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-Sumter State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Accepts either TEAS (benchmark 72) or HESI (math 80, at least 76 on each language section with 80 overall average); overall GPA 2.5 or higher with C or better in prerequisites; $30 nursing application fee. General track windows: fall opens February 1 and closes June 1, spring opens July 1 and closes October 15; bridge track spring July 1 to October 15 and summer February 1 to April 1. 72 credits, 3 to 4 semesters after prerequisites; AHA BLS CPR, physical, immunizations, background check and drug screen required; 97.3% NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (year not stated).
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-Sumter State College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
9
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
5
Application basics
3
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