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 Spoon River College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Drug screen
- Background check
Ladder program (PN certificate after year 1, ADN after year 2). ATI TEAS minimum overall 58.7 (test fee $70 to $75, max 3 attempts per year, scores valid 2 years), Accuplacer, HS or GED and college transcripts, high school biology within 5 years or BIO 101/105/155 with C. Point ranking (max 23, minimum 10) on GPA, TEAS, ACT/SAT, gen eds, credentials and CPR; first selection phase materials due December 1 with monthly phases through June 1 until the fall class is full. Physical, two step TB, drug screen and background check after acceptance; LPN advanced standing needs 2.0 GPA, current license and CPR.
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 Spoon River College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
3
Entrance exams
2
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
4
Application basics
3
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