2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQX5. Official Practical Nursing school transcript. PLEASENOTE: Each applicant, including current or past SFCCstudents, must request a copy of his/her transcript to besent to the Admissions Office.6. Official college transcript(s) verifying the completion ofthe following courses and all other college work attempted:Prefix Number Course Name Cr. Hrs.# BSC 1085C Human Anatomy &Physiology I (G.E.) 4# BSC 1086C Human Anatomy &Physiology II (G.E.) 4ENC 1101 Freshman English I (G.E.) 3PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3# HUN 1201 Nutrition 3STA 2023 Elementary Statistics (G.E.) 3SPC 2600 Oral Communications (G.E.) 3# MTB 2371 Math for Health Occupations 225# Must earn a grade of “C” or higher.The above prerequisites must be completed prior toSummer term. The acceptability of equivalents for anyof the courses will be determined by SFCC’s Dean ofStudent Services and/or Nursing Department Chair.PLEASE NOTE: Each applicant, including current or pastSFCC students, must request a copy of his/her transcriptbe sent to the Admissions Office.7. Current Florida LPN license (to be photocopied by theschool), or proof of application for Florida license, ifholding an out-of-state LPN license.8. Current CPR certificate that will not expire until completionof program, (to be photocopied by the school).9. Current IV Therapy certificate (to be photocopied by theschool).10. Completed Health History Questionnaire.11. References from the following sources:A) Current or most recent employer.B) Medical-Surgical supervisor with verification of 300hours within the past year.C) Person of your choice other than a relative. Referencesmay be mailed or delivered by student if in asealed envelope.12. Completed registration form and fee for NLN AccelerationExamination.All items must be forwarded to theAdmissions Office at South Florida Community College,600 West College Drive, Avon Park, Florida 33825.13. Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BSC 1085C &BSC 1086C), Math for Health Occupations (MTB 2371),and Nutrition (HUN 1201) must have been taken withinseven (7) years of admission to the program.SELECTION CRITERIAThere are specific criteria which will be used when selectingstudents for the program. These criteria are as follows:1. Completion of the eight (8) prerequisite courses with agrade of “C” or higher in each course designated by an“#” and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students musthave completed 19 hours prior to the Summer term.Prerequisite courses are as follows:Prefix Number Course Name Cr. Hrs.# BSC 1085C Human Anatomy &Physiology I (G.E.) 4# BSC 1086C Human Anatomy &Physiology II (G.E.) 4ENC 1101 Freshman English I (G.E.) 3PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3# HUN 1201 Nutrition 3STA 2023 Elementary Statistics (G.E.) 3SPC 2600 Oral Communications (G.E.) 3# MTB 2371 Math for Health Occupations 225# Must earn a grade of “C” or higher.2. Achievement at the 40th percentile or above on the NLNAcceleration Examination.3. Verification of a minimum of 300 hours ofmedical-surgical experience within the past year. VERI-FICATION MUST BE AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT (suchas a computer report) FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCESDEPARTMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE FACILITY LIST-ING SPECIFIC DATES.4. Satisfactory physical, mental, and dental health as certifiedby a licensed physician and dentist. Certificationof satisfactory health is a requirement for admission tothe nursing program. However, students will not be requiredto show documentation until after acceptanceinto the program.5. Recommendation from the Nursing Selection Committee.6. Drug Screening after admission to the program.7. Student must demonstrate computer literacy.SELECTION PROCESS1. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements as ofMarch 1 will be rank ordered, highest to lowest, on aproduct score devised by multiplying the NLN compositepercentile score by the cumulative GPA in the followingprerequisite courses:Prefix Number Course Name Cr. Hrs.# BSC 1085C Human Anatomy &Physiology I (G.E.) 4ENC 1101 Freshman English I (G.E.) 3PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3# MTB 2371 Math for Health Occupations 2# Must earn a grade of “C” or higher.2. In cases where all credentials are equal, the followingcriteria will be used in the given sequence to determinewho will be admitted into the program:A) Completion of any of the additional general educationcourses.B) Resident of service district.C) Completed application date.3. Applicants will meet with the Nursing Selection Committee.124