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 Los Angeles Southwest College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Two application cycles: January 15 to February 15 for fall admission and July 15 to August 15 for spring (Spring 2027 deadline was extended to August 17, 2026). Must be enrolled at LASC, attend a mandatory application session, submit official transcripts from all colleges plus high school/GED if no degree, official ATI TEAS 7 results for all attempts (62% cut score, one remediated retake allowed) and a 250 word minimum essay on a personal challenge. Prerequisites: anatomy, physiology, microbiology, English 101, COMM 101, PSYCH 1 and 41, SOC 1 and transfer level math; 38 nursing units over four semesters.
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 Los Angeles Southwest College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
4
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