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 John C Calhoun State Community College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Transcripts
- Prerequisite courses
HESI A2 required (taken at Calhoun Testing Center, no minimum score, one attempt per cycle, valid 3 years); minimum 2.5 GPA on core courses ENG 101, MTH 100, BIO 201, BIO 202 plus 2.0 cumulative (2.5 high school GPA if no college work). Applications open February 1 to March 31 for fall (Decatur and Huntsville) and July 1 to August 31 for spring (Decatur only); selection by HESI score plus core course grade points. Stackable program, PN certificate en route to AAS.
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.
People
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
Find your next step.
Getting in starts with a path. Pick one, then follow the people who already did it.