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Overview

Tuition $6,074
Licensure pass rate (2025) 87.5%
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 Utah Tech University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Application fee $50
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 40

What you'll need

  • CPR certification
  • Immunizations
  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

AASN is an RN bridge only (LPN, paramedic or military medic licensure/certification required); 2 semesters, hybrid, admits 40 students each fall and spring. Spring 2027 applications opened Jun 1 and closed Oct 12, 2026; Fall cohort cycle opens Jan 5 and closes Apr 24 (dates shown for 2026 cycle). $50 application fee via portal; science and English prerequisites, health requirements, CPR/BLS card and seasonal flu shot required.

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 Utah Tech University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

7

Entrance exams

1

Certifications

2

Health and background checks

1

Experience

1

Acceptees

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