Application Procedure

• Summer 2026
  • LVN to ADN Transition Program applications are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, March 16, 2026. (The MCC Testing Center will be closed during Spring Break- March 9th-13th - plan accordingly to take your HESI A2.).
  • Mandatory Orientation will take place in two phases on
    • Wednesday, April 8th from 0900-1200 and on
    • Monday, June 1st, from 9 AM- 12 noon.  

Applicants must be admitted to MCC before they can be considered for admission to the ADN Program.

Apply to MCC.

Acceptance Letters: Applicants will receive a notice of acceptance status through their MCC student email after the ADN Admissions Committee, Advisors, and MCC Leadership/Admissions Committee have approved the selection. This typically takes approximately 3 weeks. 

Waitlist: The ADN Program may include a waitlist/alternate list of up eligible applicants with points values just below those accepted each term. Waitlisted students will be expected to complete all steps to begin the semester by the established deadline. If a waitlisted/alternate student who is in compliance with all admission requirements is not able to start with the current cohort, they will be guaranteed placement in the following semester. 

General Information Sessions:

Attend an Associate Degree Nursing General Information Session.
Call 254-299-8347 or e-mail kbrotherton@mclennan.edu to reserve a space or make an individual appointment.  Please leave a voicemail message if you do not get an answer at that number.  In your message, leave your name, student e-mail (or e-mail address if you are not yet an MCC student), and phone number.  General Information sessions are generally held on Mondays at 5:00PM on Zoom by appointment only.

HESI A2 Entrance Exam Prep: 

The MCC Academic Support and Tutoring department offers free HESI A2 Prep to our students through PLATO Learning. Visit the MCC Academic Support and Tutoring webpage for instructions and information.

ADN Admission Criteria with HESI A2 9-1-22.pdf  

Apply to the ADN Program

ADN Application and Checklist 04-30-25.pdf

ADN Points System.pdf

Re-admission Application - 5-1-25.pdf

NOTE: Applications for the ADN Program will not be considered complete until ALL of the admission steps are completed.

Other Requirements

The following items must be completed and documented with the ADN administrative assistant prior to the first day of class on the date identified in the acceptance packet and reviewed during orientation:

• Current immunizations ( immunization form)
• Current TB test (must be IGRA Serum Blood Screening Test)(must be within the past year)(Can be T-Spot or Quantiferon Gold)
• Documentation of chicken pox (titer) or the varicella vaccination (two vaccines required) *other immunizations are identified on the immunization form. 
• Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support certification (must be renewed every two years)
• N-95 Fit testing with required MCC Document Uploaded
• Proof of health insurance 
• Cleared criminal background checks (verification from the Board of Nursing) and
• Negative drug screens.  (Students are required to complete Castlebranch screening and ensure that results have been received by the ADN Administrative Office by the deadline established for each newly admitted cohort.)

NOTE: Nursing and Anatomy and Physiology 1 courses completed more than five years from the application date will not be accepted.