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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

AAS application opens Dec. 15 and closes Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. each year; one summer start per year. Minimum 2.6 GPA in completed AAS general education courses and 2.00 UA Little Rock cumulative; applicants ranked by gen ed GPA. Mandatory Pre-Admission Information Session; prereqs (math, Composition I, A&P I) with C or better; Student to RN and LPN/Paramedic to RN tracks.

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.

missarianaxo

#Graduated Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

Arkansas · mom · nurse

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chamya

#Accepted Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

Nursing student at UA Little Rock · Arkansas

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Brittney Richard

#Graduated Accepted toUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock

BSN grad from UA Little Rock · AR · Class of 2026

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