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 West Alabama asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
ASN admits spring only (68 credit hours, two years). HESI A2 cumulative 75% or higher (reading, grammar, vocabulary; two attempts per 12 months) plus ACT composite, waived for LPNs with one year of experience or degree holders. 2.5 cumulative GPA, 3.0 general education GPA preferred with B or higher in prerequisites; NS 100 Introduction to Nursing with 70% or higher. Nursing application due July 15, remaining materials by October 15; applicants are rank ordered on a point system.
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 West Alabama. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
5
Entrance exams
2
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
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
