1 . Application: Submission of a fully completed Application
for Admission for the year of entrance requested. The application
deadline is April 30th.
2. Application fee: Payment
of the non-refundable Application Fee.
3. High School Diploma: Graduation
from an accredited high school or satisfactory completion of
a General Eequivalency Diploma (GED).
4. Chemistry: Within
ten years prior to admission, completion of a high school level
Chemistry course with a minimum "C"
grade (a college level Basic Chemistry course or a course through
www.nursingabc.com with
a minimum "C"
grade may be substituted if Chemistry was not taken in high school);
a credit-granting score on the CLEP exam is also acceptable.
5. Entrance Test: Achievement
of the National Mean score on the reading and math sections
of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) www.atitesting.com.
6. New Jersey College Skills Placement
Test: Satisfactory
performance on the New Jersey College Skills Placement Test (CSPT)
or completion of any required academic foundations courses.
7. Transcripts: Submission
of two (2) Official High School Transcripts and three (3) Official
Transcripts from ALL other educational institutions attended
since high school.
8. References: Submission
of three professional references (teacher/professor,
employer/ supervisor, community service representative/clergy)
.
9. Cumulative GPA: A minimum 2.5
Cumulative Grade Point Average.
10. A personal interview (by invitation only).
11. Preference is given to applicants who
have successfully completed college coursework, particularly
Anatomy & Physiology. Science and Math courses must have
been completed within five (5) years of admission to the nursing
courses.
Applicants educated outside the USA for high school
and/or college:
1. The TOEFL (Test of English and as
a Foreign Language) is required for any student educated outside
the USA for high school and/ or college. The School of
Nursing TOEFL Destination COD (DI Code) is 2858.
2. Achievement of a score of 83 or better
on the TOEFL iBT (Internet version of Test of English as a Foreign
Language).
Applicants to the LPN - RN Track: Additional
requirements to the LPN - RN track include:
1. Current licensure as an LPN.
2. General Achievement Profile (GAP)
Test.
A passing score is required. No testing is required for
Mercer County Vocational Technical School 1986 or later graduates.
3. Completion* of the following courses
with a minimum grade of "C".
Anatomy and Physiology I - 4 credits; Anatomy and Physiology
II - 4 credits; English Composition I - 3 credits; Introductory
Psychology - 3 credits; Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan
- 3 credits; Pharmacology in Nursing - 3 credits.
Science and math courses must have been completed within 5
years of beginning the first nursing course.
4. One year clinical experience (acute
care, sub-acute, logn-term or rehab areas.)
Final acceptance is based on:
1. Successfully passing a drug screening.
2. Undergoing and successfully passing a criminal
backgroung check. In order to take part
in the educational program an applicant must not have been convicted
of, or pled guilty to, a violent crime, illegal sale, use or
theft of controlled dangerous substances or a sexual offense. An
applicant whose criminal background check discloses a conviction
or unresolved arrest for a crime or misdemeanor that could jeopardize
the health, safety or welfare of any patient, employee, student
or visitor, may also be barred from entrance to the School.
Prior to enrolling, all accepted applicants must submit the
following:
1. Required health history, physical examination
and immunization records with all required immunizations and
immune titers.
2. Documentation of satisfactory completion
of the American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support
course for Health Care Providers (HCP).
3. Documentation of Professional Liability
Insurance coverage.
4. Documentation of medical insurance coverage.
* Students wishing to transfer from another accredited RN program
should contact the Student Affairs Coordinator for further details.
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