Nursing Program
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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
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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. All of our clinical facilities require students to have a clean criminal background check before they are allowed access to their facilities. Additionally, graduates of our Nursing Program will be required to undergo an even more extensive background check. It is advisable for all prospective nursing students to consider this background check before pursuing entry into our program. |
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
 Minimum
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). (Classes taken more than 10 years ago must be repeated) 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.**
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