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 South Georgia State College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Background check
- Drug screen
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
Generic ASN: HESI A2 with 75 minimum in each content area (math, reading, vocabulary, grammar, critical thinking, A&P), two attempts per application period; 2.50 cumulative GPA, BIOL 2210K, BIOL 2211K and PSYC 1101 completed before the program plus 27 general education hours. Application opened October 1, 2026; early decision February 15, additional qualified applicants reviewed May 15; fall start, up to 36 months (6 semesters). Official sealed transcripts and the School of Nursing application packet required; after admission physical, health insurance, CPR (adult, child, infant), background check, drug screen and immunizations. LPN to RN bridge has a January 15 early decision and summer start.
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 South Georgia State College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
2
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
6
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