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 Mid-State Technical College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
Step 1: college application plus Criminal Background Statement, Release of Information and Technical Standards forms. Step 2 before core nursing: placement testing if needed, a math benchmark (ACT Math 18+, TABE 596+, Accuplacer Arithmetic 259+, ALEKS 30+, HESI Math 75%+, or College Math/Statistics with C), Nursing Assistant prerequisite, and General A&P, Advanced A&P, Developmental Psychology and English Composition 1 with C or better. Clinical placement requires a third-party compliance account for background check, CPR (AHA or Red Cross BLS) and health work; 68 credits, estimated total cost $15,318.62, Marshfield/Stevens Point/Wisconsin Rapids campuses.
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 Mid-State Technical College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
10
Entrance exams
6
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
2
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