Registered Nursing, AAS

Program Entry Requirements

Admission is on a selective basis. Applicants shall have completed work 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 (two of which are 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 chemistry and biology with labs and grades of B or better. An acceptable substitute for high school chemistry is NCC CHEM135 with a grade of B. An acceptable substitute for high school biology is NCC BIOS115 with a B. *

• High School Algebra I and Algebra II or NCC’s MATH 022 with grades of “C” or better or exemption through math placement testing*

• TEAS® results submitted prior to the application deadline.

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

• Students applying to the program must have a minimum GPA of 3.00.

• 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 Proficient with Adjusted Individual Scores on Reading, Math, Science and English at or above the national mean. Additional information on TEAS® testing is available here.

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

Deadlines

RN is a fall-start program on the Bethlehem campus and Monroe campus. RN is a spring-start program on the Bethlehem campus. The Evening/Weekend option is offered only in the spring semester of even-numbered years (2022, 2024, etc.) on the Bethlehem campus.

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. Spring term application deadlines will be posted on the Health Professions Admissions Requirements page no later than the end of March.

Contact the Admission Office at 610.861.5500 for additional information.

Advanced Placement Program for LPN

The College offers an Advanced Placement program for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to earn an associate degree and become eligible to take the National Council of Licensing Examination-RN (NCLEX-RN®).

To qualify for the Advanced Placement program, you must:

• Have of C+ or better in  NURS 101, Fundamentals of Nursing in the PN program

• Be a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with a current license

• Meet the Registered Nursing program prerequisites

• Submit TEAS® results prior to the application deadline.

• Complete the General Education courses of the Registered Nursing program with a C or better.

Licensed practical nurses may elect to take approved challenge exams for select nursing courses for credit toward the associate degree. Once a student enrolls in a course they are ineligible to gain credit for the course by challenge exam.

Qualified candidates are admitted to the program on a seat available basis. Primary consideration is given to those who received a B or better in the program sciences on the first attempt and have a TEAS® academic preparedness level of Proficient with Adjusted Individual Scores on Reading, Math, Science and English at or above the national mean. Additional information on TEAS® testing is available on this website.

If all 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 Associate Degree in Nursing Program.