Admission

In additional to general admission and enrollment requirements for all nursing programs, the following apply to Associate Degree Nursing applicants.

Applicants to this program must:

Be 18 years old at the time of program enrollment
Be a current or new GCC student
- New students — Submit a general GCC admission application and select Nursing as your intended major; once accepted, you will be placed into Allied Health Degree/RN intent (ALH)
- Current students — Submit a change of major form to Allied Health/ADN Intent (ALH)
Have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (current students)
Submit official high school transcript or HiSET^®/GED^® transcript with graduation date
Submit official college transcripts from any previously attended schools
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Meet math requirements by completing one (1) of the following with a C+ or better within seven (7) years prior to entering the program:
- MAT 120 Math Problem Solving in STEM (or equivalent at another college)
- MAT 096 Intermediate Algebra (or equivalent at another college)
- MAT 014 Preparatory Course for Statistics (or equivalent at another college)
- ACCUPLACER placement out of MAT 120 or MAT 096
Complete English Composition I (or equivalent at another college) with a grade of C or better

Complete ten credits from the list below including one four-credit biology course:

BIO 215	Anatomy & Physiology I	4 cr.	C+ required within 7 years*†
BIO 216	Anatomy & Physiology II	4 cr.	C+ required within 7 years*†
BIO 205	Microbiology	4 cr.	C+ required within 7 years*
ENG 112, 114 or 116	English Comp II	3 cr.	C required
SOC 101	Principles of Sociology	3 cr.	C required
PSY 101	Principles of Psychology	3 cr.	C required
PSY 217	Human Growth & Development	3 cr.	C required within 7 years^‡
Humanities elective Any course coded AHS, ART, ASL, DAN, ENG (excluding ENG 090, ENG 094 and English Comp I and II), FLK, FRE, GGY, HIS, HUM, LAT, MUS, PHI, PCS, SPA or THE		3 cr.	C required
* Applicants may take a currency exam to satisfy this requirement if the course was successfully completed more than seven years prior to beginning the program † Biology I (BIO 126) is a pre-requisite for Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIO 215 and BIO 216), but it is not required to apply to the program; students who feel that they have a strong science background from high school or college may choose to take a challenge exam for Biology I to meet the BIO 215/216 pre-requisite (all accepted ADN students who do not have BIO 215 before entering the program must take BIO 126 prior to enrollment) ‡ College Board CLEP test required if course was successfully completed more than seven years ago

Successfully complete the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) with a composite score of 60% within two years prior to beginning the program. Refer to atitesting.com for more information about the exam, to purchase study materials and to register for a testing date. Students may attempt the test more than once, but no more than three times per application cycle. You will be required to submit a full set of TEAS scores with individual scores for each section with your application (GCC does not download scores sent from ATI).
Complete the Associate Degree Nursing Program Application

Applications are evaluated based on the following criteria, with a total maximum of 26 points awarded:

Completion of A & P I (A = 6 points; A- = 5 points; B+ = 4 points; B = 3 points; B- = 2 points; C+ = 1 point)
Completion of A & P II (A = 6 points; A- = 5 points; B+ = 4 points; B = 3 points; B- = 2 points; C+ = 1 point)
Completion of Microbiology (A = 6 points; A- = 5 points; B+ = 4 points; B = 3 points; B- = 2 points; C+ = 1 point)
Number of support course credits completed (27 = 4 points; 21-26 = 3 points; 16-20 = 2 points; 10-15 = 1 point)
Experience in healthcare (2 points for licensure; 1 point for certifications)
Prior college degree (1 point)
Successful completion of one or more GCC courses (1 point)

Updated July 9, 2026