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Overview

Tuition $9,622
Licensure pass rate (2025) 80%
Accreditor ACEN
Duration 2–3 years
An associate-level nursing degree that qualifies graduates to take the NCLEX-RN and practice as registered nurses. RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about health conditions.

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 Shawnee State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 2.5

What you'll need

  • CPR certification
  • Background check
  • Drug screen

Selective admission through the CHHS Selective Admissions team (740-351-3146, chhs@shawnee.edu). Admission completion requires a health physical, current CPR Healthcare Provider certification, state and federal criminal background check, and a negative ten-panel urine drug screen. Entrance exam, GPA and deadlines not stated on the fetched pages.

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 Shawnee State University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

4

Entrance exams

2

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

4

Application basics

2

Paths

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