Admission to Nursing Programs

Sampson Community College uses special admission procedures for nursing programs. Applicants who wish to enter the Associate Degree Nursing or the Practical Nursing programs must meet additional admission requirements beyond those established for general college admission. Students interested in enrolling in one of the nursing programs must complete the admissions requirements below by March 15 of the year in which entry is desired. The college reserves the right to extend the application period when warranted.

General Admission Requirements

1. Completion of Sampson Community College admissions application.
   
   
2. Submission of official high school (or GED) and all college transcripts (if applicable).
   
   
3. Completion of the ASSET/COMPASS Test within three (3) years of proposed admission. Students who fail to meet the established minimum requirements on the placement test should complete an essential sequence of developmental courses. When the student completes all of the required developmental courses with a grade of “C” or better in addition to the prerequisite courses, his/her application will be eligible to be reviewed at the next application review.

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• Completion of college level English and Math courses with a grade of “C” or better.

OR

• SAT scores of 440 Verbal and 440 Math.

Additional Admission Requirements for Nursing Programs

1. Evidence of successful completion of ALL prerequisite courses
   with a grade of “C” or better. Prerequisite courses are high school or college Chemistry and Biology with respective labs and Algebra. Each of these should be completed within the past ten years (if high school courses, 10 years by graduation date). For nursing students, chemistry and biology are required  prior to enrolling in BIO 168 and BIO 169.
2. Be interviewed by an admissions counselor.
3. Complete the Nurse Entrance Test (NET) within three years of the proposed admission.  Applicants may take the Nursing Entrance Test  once per academic year and only after all prerequisites have been met.
4. Certification in Nurse Aide I and CPR must be current upon admission to the Nursing Program.  Note:  Certification in CPR must remain current
   throughout the nursing curriculum.
5. The Nursing Admissions committee reviews all applications meeting the minimum stated requirements for consideration after March 15th .
6. Students who have competed courses within the Nursing program of study prior to entering nursing must have a grade of C or higher to be considered for acceptance into the Nursing Program.

The Application Review Process

Admission into the Nursing Programs is a competitive selection process for a limited number of students. Fully qualified students will be ranked based on a point system. Points will be awarded for Nursing Entrance Test (NET) and other criteria. Using a formula that assigns numerical values to specific criteria, all applicants will be ranked. Acceptance into the ADN or PNE programs will be based upon the highest cumulative scores.

Point System for Associate Degree Nursing/Practical Nursing Applicants:

1. Points for Nursing Entrance Test.  All applicants will be required to complete the Nursing Entrance Test within three years prior to their formal admission into the program.
   
   
2. Points for College Course Work.  Applicants who have completed nine or more hours of ADN curriculum course work or six or more hours of PN curriculum course work will be awarded points for admission based upon the grades received. For purposes of this computation, the GPA will be calculated based on all related courses attempted within the curriculum. Note:  Developmental course work is excluded from this computation of points.

In case of a tie, the earliest date of application will be used to select applicants for admission to the program. Applications from previous years in which the applicant met minimum qualifications will be considered as the earliest date.