Admission to All Nursing Programs

(General Requirements and Information)

The Department of Nursing acknowledges the responsibility of admitting to a program only those students who, in the judgment of the faculty, satisfy the requirements of scholarship, health, and professional suitability for nursing.

Students newly admitted and re-entering Presentation College should carefully read the Presentation College Catalog. Special attention should be directed to the Academic Policies section.

The Nursing Student Handbook is updated and available online at the beginning of each academic year. It is the students’ responsibility to review the handbook and be accountable for the policies. The policies guide the students as they progress through the program.

The Department of Nursing reserves the right to refuse admission to any student who does not meet the established criteria for program admission. Additionally, the Department of Nursing reserves the right to revoke the admission of any applicants or suspend any students who have falsified or withheld the required admission information. Admission into the nursing program is highly competitive, students must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission to the first nursing course.

1. Admission to Presentation College and completion of specified pre-nursing or non-nursing courses.
2. Completed TEAS V Exam (effective Academic Year 2017-2018)
3. Students may be admitted directly to the nursing program from high school after being admitted to Presentation College with a GPA of 2.7 or above, an ACT of 20 or above, and successful completion of the nursing admissions packet. Progression is dependent on successful completion of specific pre-nursing or non-nursing courses.
4. Non-nursing natural science courses may be repeated only one time
5. Students who have earned less than a 2.00 (“C”) in two science courses (either lab or lecture) at Presentation College or another institution (same course repeated or two different courses) will not be admitted
6. If students are unsuccessful in two nursing courses from another program, they will not be considered for admission
7. Submit to national criminal background screening; see policy in the Nursing Student Handbook regarding interpretation of results. Students in Minnesota are also required to complete, by state law, a criminal background screening
8. No felony convictions
9. Provide a completed health form and proof of the following immunizations no later than July 1(age is not considered an exception for immunization):
   1. TDAP, (Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertusis)(TD booster every 10 years)
   2. Polio (proof of initial series) (3 IPV, 4 OPV, or an immune titer)
   3. Two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine or proof of positive immune titers
   4. A two-step Mantoux test or a written statement from a health care provider documenting completion of drug therapy and certifying the absence of active disease is required for admission to the program; the TB skin test (1-step) or certification is an annual requirement; students must be covered for the academic year, August through May (See Nursing Student Handbook)
   5. Hepatitis B vaccine series of three (must show proof of at least the first vaccination in the series by July 1 and must complete the series during the first year after enrolling in a nursing course)
   6. Annual influenza immunization
   7. Varicella or proof of disease. (2 immunizations, MD verified case of chicken pox, or an immune titer)
10. Current certification in CPR for the Health Care Provider (two-person; infant, child and adult; AED); this certification must remain current throughout enrollment in nursing courses; it may be necessary to be recertified during the summer to meet this requirement. Certification is valid for up to two years
11. A laptop computer is required; access to high-speed internet is also recommended
12. Maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 2.70 or higher
13. Satisfactory completion of a self-assessment
14. Submit satisfactory professional character references

NOTE:

1. All prerequisite courses must be completed before enrollment in a course with the prefix NB or NU
2. Students must be admitted to a nursing program and have been given a place in a class before final registration for any course with the prefix NB or NU is allowed
3. A tuition deposit is required by July 1 after notification of acceptance
4. Any students for whom health requirements will expire during a semester will not be allowed to register for any course beginning with the NL prefix
5. Courses with the prefix NB or NU may not be audited
6. Unclassified students may not enroll in courses with the prefixes of NB or NU
7. To enroll in some nursing courses, students may need the approval of the Department of Nursing Chairperson
8. Due to the complexity of orientation to a nursing clinical course the first week of the semester, late registration after a nursing class has begun is not permitted
9. The Department of Nursing reserves the right to change the curriculum as deemed necessary to maintain current practice knowledge and to meet updated accreditation criteria and standards

Policy on Payment and Refund of Clinical Lab Fees

See the College refund policy. Students who successfully challenge an entire course which would otherwise include a clinical or lab component are assessed a challenge fee in lieu of the standard course lab fee as described in the College Catalog.