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Walters State Community College · Nursing (Division of Health Programs)

Nursing (A.A.S.)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Associate of Applied Science

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing preparing graduates to take the NCLEX-RN; students complete pre-clinical general education requirements and then apply to the clinical nursing program, which runs four academic terms. Offered at Morristown, Greeneville and Sevierville.

Credential
Associate degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
4 academic terms (traditional option, clinical nursing)
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
66 credit hours
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Walters State Morristown campus — Morristown, TN; Walters State Greeneville (Niswonger) campus — Greeneville, TN; Walters State Sevierville campus — Sevierville, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are equipped to take the NCLEX-RN
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
Grade of C or better in BIOL 2010/2011; completion of ENGL 1010, MATH 1530 and PSYC 1030 with a grade of C or better; all required learning support courses
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Grade point average of at least 2.5 in required general education courses
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 22.0 GPA of all courses taken at Walters State
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement
Application to WSCC and a separate nursing application; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Health & immunization requirements
Immunization requirements are listed on the Health Programs Application Portal
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other test
Optional — published minimum 19ACT/ACT Residual score greater than 19 earns additional ranking points
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
HESI Admission Assessment (A2)
Optional — published minimum 80Optional for extra ranking points: 80% or better in each of three sections (math, reading, vocabulary)
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Other fees

  • Hepatitis B vaccination (before admission): $150 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Entrance exam: $120 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Physical exam (first semester): $200 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Clinical uniforms (first semester): $125 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Background check and drug screen (first semester): $100 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • NCLEX-RN fee (fourth semester): $200 (one-time, estimated) · mandatory Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,224
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,424
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $295
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • January 31

    Fall · Morristown / Greeneville

    Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • October 1

    Spring · Morristown / Sevierville

    Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Associate (ADN) · Morristown, TN

    Source: acenursing.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202592%Program NCLEX-RN licensure pass rate as printed (table does not state the test-taker population; the program target refers to first-time test-takers); rounded to nearest whole number
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202496%Program NCLEX-RN licensure pass rate as printed (table does not state the test-taker population; the program target refers to first-time test-takers); rounded to nearest whole number
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202393%Program NCLEX-RN licensure pass rate as printed (table does not state the test-taker population; the program target refers to first-time test-takers); rounded to nearest whole number
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202349%Traditional option, students admitted Spring 2023 (on-time completion)
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rate202358%Traditional option, students admitted Fall 2023 (on-time completion)
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Job placement rate202498%Job placement rate, nursing program graduates, as printed
Source: ws.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. ACEN Search Programs: Walters State Community College — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. ws.edu/academics/programs/aas/_info/nursing-info.aspx — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. ws.edu/academics/programs/aas/nursing.aspx — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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