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 Miami Dade College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Background check
- Prerequisite courses
Generic ASN track: ATI TEAS composite above 60% taken through MDC Testing; minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 and natural science GPA 2.0; HSC 0003/0003L required, BSC2085/L and BSC2086/L within the past 10 years; Level II background clearance for final admission. Rolling admissions in selection rounds (no calendar dates given); 72 credits, 4 semesters full time or 7 part time. 2024 outcomes: NCLEX pass rate 80%, on-time completion 70%.
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 Miami Dade College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
12
Entrance exams
1
Application basics
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.
