The ADN program is a two-year curriculum (70 semester hours) that provides courses in liberal arts, sciences and nursing. Nursing courses carefully balance theory-based classroom activities with hands-on clinical experience. The program also has strong ties to area hospitals, and students spend significant amounts of time each semester working alongside nurses to deliver care to clients. (Cooperating hospitals include Fort Hamilton, Christ, and Jewish Hospitals; Middletown Regional, and Mercy Franciscan–Mt. Airy ; Miami Valley, McCullough-Hyde, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.) Graduates of the ADN program are qualified to take the State Board of Nursing Licensing examination (NCLEX), which must be passed to practice as a registered nurse (RN).

NOTE: Students who complete an ADN degree at Miami have the option of continuing their nursing education in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Requirements for Admission

Once admitted to the University, potential nursing majors must submit a separate nursing application to the Department of Nursing. Applicants to the ADN program must meet the following minimum criteria:

Recent High School Graduate

• Achieved a minimum high school cumulative grade point average of 3.0
• Completed college prep Chemistry (with lab) and Algebra I and II
• Achieved a high school science minimum grade point average of 3.0
• Completed either the SAT or ACT college entrance examination. Minimum requirements for consideration:
• ACT composite score of 23
• SAT combined score of 1060

All Other Candidates

• Completion of 12 semester hours of college credits (100 level or higher courses) at Miami University, including one of the required sciences in the ADN curriculum, with a minimum grade of "C" or better. The course ZOO 171 , Human Anatomy and Physiology, is recommended.
• Achieved a Miami minimum cumulative overall grade point average of 2.5 or above.

(Transfer of credits from other colleges will require department evaluation to meet the above criteria.)

NOTE: Individuals who have a felony conviction on record may be denied opportunity to take the State Board of Nursing licensing examination.

Contact the Department of Nursing for an application form.

Full-Time/Part-Time Attendance Policy

Students in the ADN program may attend college part-time as prenursing majors. Once accepted into the clinical part of the program, students must be able to attend as a full-time student.

ADN Curriculum