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 Surry Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- CPR certification
- Immunizations
- Health insurance
ADN applicants need an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher in all post-secondary courses, TEAS of 60% with no subtest below 25% (TEAS $70 plus tax, scores valid one year, January testing for ADN candidates), BIO 168 completed, current Nurse Aide I certification, completed medical form with titers/vaccines and 2-step TB screening, health/accident insurance, and AHA CPR before the first clinical day. ADN application deadline January 15; ranking on grades in BIO 168, BIO 169, ENG 111, ENG 112/114 and MAT 152, GPA and TEAS; decisions in late February.
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 Surry Community College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
7
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
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