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 Middle Georgia State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
ASN offered at the Cochran, Dublin and Warner Robins campuses (67 credit hours). Competitive admission: full admission to MGA with minimum overall GPA 2.5 and 2.5 in nursing core/required courses (transfer students 2.5 transfer GPA), Learning Support complete, ENGL 1101, math elective, BIOL 2251K and 2252K completed before admission with C or better, age 18 before first clinical course, online nursing application by the posted deadline (date not stated in catalog). TEAS minimum 64 (preferred) or HESI A2 minimum 75, taken within 24 months of the application close. Program page reports 98% NCLEX pass rate (2024) and 200+ enrolled; average tuition and fees about $3,041 per 15-credit semester.
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 Middle Georgia State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
3
Application basics
2
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