Associate Degree in Nursing

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 Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Points-based competitive admission; minimum 2.5 GPA in major courses and cumulative; traditional pathway prerequisites CHEM 1154, ENGL 1113, NSCI 1113 and PSYC 1113 with C or better; traditional applicants submit Accuplacer scores in Reading, Writing and Quantitative Reasoning as the pre-admission exam. Fall application window February 1 to April 1, spring July 1 to September 1. Program is one preliminary general-education semester plus four nursing semesters; NCLEX pass rate 93.97% for the 2024 class.

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 Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City. Open a category to see each one.

Paths

Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing ADN

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.

Prereqs

10

Timeline

2 to 3 years

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Pre-Nursing ADN

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.

Prereqs

10

Timeline

2 to 3 years

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CNA Prep ADN

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.

Prereqs

10

Timeline

2 to 3 years

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CNA ADN

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.

Prereqs

10

Timeline

2 to 3 years

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