College Catalog 2009-2010 PDF - Phillips Community College

A maximum of 132 quality points is possible.
Students who have received college credit
through CLEP for a course required for
the ADN program will be given quality
points equivalent to a course grade of “A”
for ranking purposes.
2. When two or more applicants have an equal
number of quality points in required courses,
applicants will be admitted according to the
date and time the application was received
in the nursing department office on the
Helena-West Helena campus.
3. Course quality points will be calculated
based on PCCUA nursing curriculum
support course requirements that may be
applied toward the AAS degree. Example:
An approved four hour computer course
will be calculated as a three hour course.
4. Quality points for repeated courses will
be determined by the most recent grade
with two quality points subtracted for each
repetition.
5. In addition to earned quality points, points
will be added for ACT scores as follows:
Composite score of 19-22 = 2 points,
23-28 = 4 points, 29 and above = 6
points.
6. Students not initially selected will be placed
on a waiting list in order of total points
accrued. Spaces that become available prior
to the first day of fall classes will be filled
from the waiting list.
Applicants not selected for admission and/or
applicants who elect not to enroll in the fall
nursing class must repeat the application
process that includes submitting a new
application to the ADN Program.
Admission After Application
Deadline
When space is available, qualified applicants
who apply after the deadline will be considered
for admission on a first-come, first-served
basis.
Enrollment Process
Before enrolling in the ADN program,
the student must provide the following
documents:
1. Completed Health Statement
2. Proof of immunization compliance
· Current Td
· Current MMR, if born after 1957
· Initiation of Hepatitis B series
3. Proof of TB skin test within the last year
4. Signed Communicable Disease Statement
5. Recent picture
6. Proof of liability insurance.
7. Attend orientation, Boot Camp for Nurses,
the summer before enrolling in required
Level I nursing courses. Rare exceptions may
be made by the Promotion and Graduation
Committee for Late Applicants.
No late enrollment is allowed.
Credit for Nursing Courses by Articulation or Challenge
PCCUA Course
NG 113 & NG 143
NG 124 & NG 134
Challenge Exam
NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam
(ACE) I PN-RN Foundations of Nursing
without required work experience
or
Articulation Model Tables I and III
NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge
Exam (ACE) I PN-RN Foundations of
Nursing
and
NLN Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Achievement Test
HESI Custom Exam also required to
receive Credit for NG 134
NG 123 NLN Normal Nutrition Achievement Test
Total Nursing Credits Allowed by Transfer or Challenge
Credit for General Education Courses
PCCUA Course
EH 113 & EH 123
MS 123
PSy 213
Sy 213
CLEP
CLEP
CLEP
CLEP
Challenge Exam
Total General Education Credits Allowed by Challenge
Alternate Admission
Students may also enter the program via
challenge or articulation from a practical
nursing program or by transferring from
another nursing program.
a. Challenge students are licensed practical
nurses or licensed psychiatric technical
nurses without required work experience
who are granted advanced placement through
examination.
b. Articulation students are licensed practical
nurses or licensed psychiatric technical
nurses who seek enrollment with advanced
placement based on the statewide articulation
agreement.
c. Transfer students are those who left another
nursing program and are seeking to enroll with
or without advanced placement in the PCCUA
program.
· Transfer students will not receive an
application for admission to the ADN program
until the Dean of Allied Health receives a letter
of good standing from the Director/Chair/
Dean of the program from which the student
is transferring. Good standing is defined as
being eligible for enrollment in the program
from which the student is transferring.
A limited number of spaces may be available
for students seeking alternate admission.
LPNs or LPTNs who pass the challenge exams
or meet requirements of the Articulation
Model will be accepted into the appropriate
semester providing space is available. Once an
LPN or LPTN enrolls in the ADN Program,
advanced placement is no longer an option
for progression. See charts above.
Required
Score
Decision Score
of 75
Decision Score
of 75
70 th percentile
or above
900
70th percentile
or above
Required
Score
Refer to College
Catalog for
acceptable scores
Semester
Hours
6
Alternate Admission Process
1. Students seeking alternate admission must
contact the Dean of Allied Health to discuss
placement in the program.
2. Applications may be obtained from the ADN
program secretary located on the Helena-West
Helena campus.
3. Students seeking alternate admission
must complete all admission requirements
and prerequisites before placement can be
determined.
4. The completed application must be received
in the nursing department office on the Helena-
West Helena campus no later than April 1st
to be considered for admission to the fall
semester or October 15th to be considered
for admission to the spring semester. No late
applications will be accepted.
5. Students seeking enrollment into the
program by alternate admission are ranked
according to the following criteria and are
admitted in a 1 to 3 ratio with applicants
seeking readmission until either group or space
available is exhausted. Remaining space(s)
will be filled from the non-exhausted group.
· Qualified challenge applicants will be ranked
according to the total number of quality points
earned in required nursing courses plus 4
points. Students who received college credit
through ACE I and/or NLN Achievement
tests will be given quality points equivalent
to a course grade of:
· “C” for a 70-79 decision score or 70-79
percentile range for ranking purposes
· “B” for a 80-89 decision score or 80-89
percentile range for ranking purposes
· “A” for a 90-99 decision score or 90-99
percentile range for ranking purposes
8
3
17
Semester
Hours
6
3
3
3
15