Associate Degree in Nursing

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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

AAS application opens Dec. 15 and closes Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. each year; one summer start per year. Minimum 2.6 GPA in completed AAS general education courses and 2.00 UA Little Rock cumulative; applicants ranked by gen ed GPA. Mandatory Pre-Admission Information Session; prereqs (math, Composition I, A&P I) with C or better; Student to RN and LPN/Paramedic to RN tracks.

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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Open a category to see each one.

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

Community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HSI community college ADN pathway

Pre-Nursing ADN

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

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA Prep ADN

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

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Georgia CNA to RN

Community college ADN pathway

CNA ADN

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

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Acceptees

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

missarianaxo

#Graduated Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

Arkansas · mom · nurse

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chamya

#Accepted Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

Nursing student at UA Little Rock · Arkansas

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Brittney Richard

#Graduated Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

BSN grad from UA Little Rock · AR · Class of 2026

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