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 Rose State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
Nursing Science AAS Beginning Track: application periods February 1 to April 1 for fall entry and July 1 to September 1 for spring entry; applicants ranked on 125 points (Next-Generation Accuplacer Writing, Reading and Math 1 within 3 years, prerequisite GPA with points starting at 2.50, course completion, RSC residence, healthcare experience). All general education and support courses (English Comp I/II, US History, Government, Psychology, Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy, Intro Chemistry, Human Physiology, Clinical Microbiology) must be complete with C or better before starting; four professional semesters beginning August or January; hybrid format with day and evening/weekend options; students who failed an RN program twice are ineligible.
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 Rose State College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
13
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
4
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