Evening Program Option- Admission is in the Spring Semester and Graduation is in December

PROGRESSION INTO THE NURSING CLINICAL SEQUENCE

The following criteria will be used in determining those students who will be accepted into the Nursing clinical sequence: All students must meet eligibility requirement for admission into the nursing program. Selection takes place during the spring semester. A minimum grade point average of 2.75 and a minimum passing score on the ATI TEAS examination are necessary to be eligible for the program. A student’s composite score of the GPA and ATI score will be used to admit students to the clinical sequence. Students will be selected from those with the highest scores. The composite GPA is determined by combining the student’s overall GPA and the GPA for Pre-requisite courses

Suggested Pre-Clinical Course Sequence

Semester I
BlO 230	Anatomy & Physiology I	4.0
ENG 110	Expository Writing	3.0
MAT 120	Statistics	3.0
PSY 101	General Psychology	3.0
		13.0

Semester II
BIO 240	Anatomy & Physiology II	4.0
*BLS 150*	Ethnicity HLT & ILL	3.0 or
*SOC 101*	Sociology*	3.0
PSY 110	Life-Span Development of Behavior	3.0
		10.0
* SOC 101 is recommended for students wishing to later enter the RN Program

Only one course below minimum requirement is allowed to be repeated

No Sciences older than 5 years will be accepted at the time of entry into NUR 110
*B- or higher is required in ENG 110 & MAT 120 All other prerequisite courses must be a C or higher.

The ATI TEAS Test is required for admission to the RN Nursing Program. This is offered November 1st to December 5th to enter the Spring Evening Program. Students are only permitted to test once per semester. If a student tests more than once, only the first attempt will be reviewed. Information and testing information is available at atitesting.com. The Faculty Committee reviews the ATI scores/Overall GPA/ Science GPA to determine admission to the RN Program for the Spring Evening program after final Fall Grades received. Acceptance and orientation is in January.

To prepare for ATI TEAS exam, we recommend you utilize the: TEAS STUDY GUIDE FOR ATI See Website:
www.atitesting.com

Important Information

< >Students with more than one failure (more than one D or F) in pre-requisite courses (see above list) will not be selected into the clinical courses.The passing score for the LPN-ATI is determined by the faculty committee. The ATI is ranked from the highest to the minimum score determined (allowed) by the committee.It is recommended that students complete BIO310 before taking the clinical course sequence.A score of B minus or higher is required in English 110 & MAT 120.If a student fails NUR 110 he/she may not re-enter the LPN Certificate Program.

Clinical Course Sequence

SPRING
NUR 110	Clinical Nursing I	6.0
NUR 111	Pharmacology	2.0
NUR112	Maternal/Child	2.0
FALL
NUR 120	Clinical Nursing II	8.5
BIO 310	Microbiology*	4.0
		12.5
*Completion of BIO310 is highly recommended before clinical courses