Associate Degree Nursing Program
Admission is on a competitive basis. Applicants shall have completed work equal to a standard high school course with a minimum of 16 units including 4 units of English, 3 units of Social Sciences, 2 units of Mathematics (one of which is Algebra), and 2 units of Science with a related laboratory or the equivalent.
The minimum admission requirements to the program include completion of high school chemistry and biology with labs and grades of B or better and two years of Algebra with a C or better. An acceptable substitute for high school chemistry is NCC CHEM 135 with a grade of B or better; for high school biology it is NCC BIOS 107 with a B or better; for high school Algebra I and II it is MATH 025 and 026 or MATH 028 with C's or better. Courses used as admission criteria cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the Nursing program.
Students applying to the program must have a minimum GPA of 3.00. Primary consideration is given to those who have B's or better in the program sciences and those who have received B's or better the first time a course is taken. If available places in the program are not filled by students who have met the aforementioned standards, the College reserves the right to accept students who have, in the judgment of the College, the potential to complete the Nursing Program.
Program Features:
The RN program requires a minimum of four academic semesters to complete. Students are admitted into the RN program twice a year (August/January). Students may choose to enter either the day or evening/weekend programs. The evening/weekend program option allows students to complete nursing courses during the evening while attending clinical every other weekend and occasional evenings throughout the semester.
Deadlines:
In order to be considered, applicants must submit an application and all transcripts by September 15th for Spring Semester and by February 1st for Fall Semester starts. Applications received after these dates will be reviewed on a space available basis.
