Entrance Requirements
What does the acronym TEAS stand for?
Test of Essential Academic Skills
What 2 military service experiences may result in course waivers?
ACE -
or
JST
What percentage equates to an "A" letter grade on the Nursing Programmatic Grading Scale?
100%-94%
When a student re-enters the ADN program, how long before lecture-only nursing courses expire?
Lecture only nursing courses expire 12 quarters after programmatic withdrawal.
What composite score (percentage) is needed on the TEAS exam to be eligible for enrollment?
65%
Students with a current and unencumbered Practical Nursing License may be eligible to waive what 2 courses?
NUR 1172 Nutritional Principles (4 cr)
NUR 2115 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing (6 cr)
What Total Exam Score Average is needed to pass a core nursing course?
78% or higher
When a student re-enters the ADN program, how long before lab and/or clinical nursing courses expire?
Lab and/or clinical nursing courses expire 4 quarters after programmatic withdrawal.
How many times can a student reenter into the ADN program?
1 time
What is the recommended website to find proof of a student's Practical Nursing License?
How many times does the SoN allow a student to fail a core nursing course?
1
Course expiration is not based on quarter course completed. What is it based on?
It is based on the quarter in which a student is no longer active in that program (withdrawal, program transfer, complete, graduate).
Name all required immunizations that a student must show proof of.
Hepatitis B
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Define what a course equivalency is.
The content of a course from old curriculum is sufficiently comparable to fulfill a course requirement in the current curriculum.
What options are available to a student who has failed a total of 2 core nursing courses?
1) If there are extenuating circumstances, a student may apply for an academic appeal.
2) The student is administratively withdrawn.
3) A student may consider program transfer options outside of the ADN program.
If a student withdrew from the College in 1803, in what quarter would their Lab and/or Clinical courses expire?
1904 – Their Lab and/or clinical courses would expire after 1903. (4 Quarters)
When does a student need to complete their drug test?
Before their first clinical.
What core nursing courses are eligible for transfer of credit?
0
If a student does not complete their requirements for the Professional Nursing Capstone, they are not eligible to graduate. What options do they have?
1) They can go into an Extended Incomplete via the Short Term Leave status.
2) If they elect not to complete the capstone requirements, they will be moved to a "Complete" status.
If a student withdrew from the College in 1803, in what quarter would their Lecture courses expire?
2201 – Their Lab and/or clinical courses would expire after 2104 (12 Quarters)