Practical Nursing, Certificate

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Practical Nursing certificate program is selective. Applicants must have coursework completed 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 biology with a grade of C or better. An acceptable substitute for high school biology is NCC BIOS115 with a grade of C or better.

• One year of high school Algebra with a C or better or NCC’s MATH 022 with grades of “C” or better or exemption through math placement testing.*

• Courses used as admission criteria cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.

• TEAS® results submitted prior to the application  deadline

• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.

*High school courses must be college preparatory level. Equivalents from other colleges may satisfy requirements.

Please note: Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the Nursing program. Primary consideration is given to those who have received a grade of B or better in the program sciences on the first attempt and have a TEAS® academic preparedness level of BASIC.  Additional information on TEAS® testing is available here.

If available spaces 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 Practical Nursing program.

Deadlines

LPN is a fall-start program.

Please refer to the Health Professions Admissions Requirements page for information about application deadlines.

Please note that only the active application timeframe will be posted on the Health Professions Admissions Requirements page.

Contact the Admissions Office at 610-861-5500 for further information.