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 Vermont State University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
The A.S. in Nursing is year two of VTSU's 1+1+2 nursing ladder: students entering are already Licensed Practical Nurses and complete the RN year in one year (Fall 1 start, August 24, 2026 listed). Offered in person at Bennington, Brattleboro, Lyndon, Middlebury, Randolph, St. Albans, Williston, Johnson, Castleton and Rutland; not eligible for F-1 students. Program-specific admission requirements are on vermontstate.edu/admission/program-admission-requirements/ (not read); NCLEX-RN pass rate 92% for the class of 2024.
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 Vermont State University. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
4
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
