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Overview

Accreditor ACEN
Duration 12–18 months
A bridge program for licensed practical or vocational nurses that awards an associate degree in nursing and prepares graduates for the NCLEX-RN. Credit for the LPN/LVN license shortens the program.

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 Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Application fee $100
Recommendation letters 3
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses
  • Background check
  • Drug screen
  • Immunizations
  • CPR certification
  • Transcripts
  • Interview

Only ADN offered is the LPN to RN Transition Program (requires an LPN license). HESI LPN to ADN entrance exam score of 750 or higher (two attempts per cycle), $100 non-refundable application fee, seven prerequisite courses with a C or better, interview, three references (one supervisory, two character), AHA BLS CPR, background check and drug test at student expense. Attending an information session is mandatory before applying.

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 Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

7

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

3

Application basics

3

Prep courses

1

Acceptees

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.