Nursing Program

Admissions to the Traditional Nursing Program

Please fill out the Application to the College and indicate Nursing as your major >>

Please Note: Student must submit a letter of intent to apply to the nursing program every semester. You need to indicate which program you wish to be considered for.

Before you apply, check the table below to be certain that you can meet all entrance criteria:

1. All applicants must have earned a high school diploma or GED.

  • You must have a minimum grade of "C" or college equivalent credit in algebra, biology and chemistry.
  • Official Transcripts must be provided - college and/or HS
Applicants must meet ONE of the following three options and provide official transcripts:

2a.* Earned scores on ACT examinations- Composite-24 or SAT I minimum of 1100 combined Math and Critical Reading

2b. A cumulative college GPA of 2.7 with all general education requirements listed below completed. All previous colleges are considered.

2c.* An earned bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. May take general education requirements with nursing with the exception of A&P I&II

3. All applicants must complete a criminal background check after you are accepted into the program and have pass the TEAS test.

4. Applicants must schedule the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Exam.

Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) passed as determined by the college.  Students can schedule this test when they feel ready to take it, but note the deadlines. 

If you are seeking admission to a Nursing Program that begins in Spring 2011, your deadline to take and pass the TEAS is the prior June 30th.  Students seeking Fall 2011, have a deadline of the prior December 31st.  The test can be scheduled by calling the Testing Center at 732-255-0401.

Please note that if you are an applicant for Fall 2010, you are following the old requirements and will be directed to test in April if you are accepted into the Fall 2010 program.

Further information on this test, including an optional review course and rules about retaking the test in the event you do not pass it, can be found at the Admission to Nursing web page.

 

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Nursing General Education Requirements

Two students in Nursing Practice LabMinimum grade of C in the following courses:

  • English requirements (ENGL 151 &152)
  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 172)
  • Mathematics requirement: (MATH 151 or higher, MATH 156 or MATH 165 recommended)
  • Health and Human Performance requirement (HEHP 225 or ACAD 155 Academic Success or any approved Gen. Ed. course)
  • One three credit humanities elective from approved list
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 (BIOL 130 &131). Must be completed by all students before entering nursing beginning Spring 2011.

 

*We strongly recommend that students complete as many of their general education requirements as possible before entering the Nursing Program. Students accepted without completing their nursing general education requirements must take those required courses concurrently with the other nursing courses. They may only be taken

concurrently with nursing if you have a degree or high ACT/SAT scores (see above).

Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Center for Academic Excellence for additional assistance.

**We reserve the right to change admission criteria and curriculum at our discretion.**