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 Weatherford College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- Background check
- Drug screen
- CPR certification
- Health insurance
Paper application packet mailed or hand delivered to the Nursing Office: Fall cohorts (Weatherford, Wise County fast track, evening/weekend fast track) accept packets December 1 to March 31; Spring (Weatherford) May 1 to September 30. Requires WC admission and TSI compliance, prerequisites BIOL 2401, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2301, PSYC 2314 with C or better and 2.5 prerequisite GPA, sciences within 5 years, HESI A2 with all 5 sections (points scale from 75), proof of Hep B, MMR, varicella, TDaP and flu; TOEFL if English is not native. Background check, TB, drug screen, back exam, insurance, BLS CPR and physical after selection. Residency points for Parker/Wise (2) and Palo Pinto/Jack/Hood (1).
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 Weatherford College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
8
Entrance exams
3
Certifications
1
Health and background checks
6
Application basics
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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- 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.
- Prereqs
- 10
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 years