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 Arkansas State University Three Rivers asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Prerequisite courses
- Immunizations
- CPR certification
- Background check
- Drug screen
Only RN option is the LPN/Paramedic to RN AAS (12 months, 50 students admitted each January and August); applicants must be an LPN or paramedic (or pass the national exam within 60 days of start). Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam composite 65% minimum (70% recommended, up to two attempts, testing in March/April and August/September), prerequisites A&P I and II, Composition I, college algebra with C or better; application due 5:00 pm the 2nd Thursday in April (August start) or September (January start). Approximate total cost $11,338 including tuition, nursing fees, books and immunizations.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Paths
Routes into ADN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.