Associate Degree in Nursing

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 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Traditional program application periods: February 1 to March 31 for fall entry and July 15 to August 31 for spring entry (LPN/Paramedic to RN: February 1 to March 31 for summer). Selection is by a point system described in the Traditional Nursing Advisement packet; after applying, students are scheduled for required nursing admission testing (exam not named on the page) and must have all official college transcripts on file by the deadline. Decisions emailed by May 1 for fall and October 1 for spring.

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.

LPN ADN

LPN to RN Bridge

Advance from practical nursing to RN with bridge programs that credit your LPN coursework.

18 months

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CNA ADN

CNA to ADN (Registered Nurse)

Turn your CNA experience into an associate nursing degree. The fastest route to RN licensure.

2 years

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People

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

Cortney Crawford

#Licensed Accepted toOklahoma State University Institute of Technology

OSU Tech grad · nurse in Oklahoma

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