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NW-SCC Associate Degree Nursing Program


The Nursing Department at Northwest-Shoals will implement new criteria mandated by the Department of Post secondary Education for nursing admission beginning with the fall semester 2011-12. Students will be required to take a nurse entrance test- Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS V) created by Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI). The TEAS V will replace the COMPASS reading score as one of the components for calculation of admission scores. The COMPASS must still be given for academic placement for English and Math courses. The TEAS V score is good for three (3) years. A student may repeat the TEAS V once during the semester admission time frame. Students must wait six weeks between taking each test. There will be no cut off score for the TEAS V test. A copy of the TEAS V score must accompany nursing application. Click here for more information.

 

Application Packet Link (Full-Time)
Deadline: Noon on
April 2, 2012


Submission of Northwest-Shoals Community College Application by Noon on April 2 for the 2012-2013 academic year.

A Completed Application Must Include the Following Items:

1. Completed NW-SCC Application for Admission

2. Completed Nursing Program Application

3. All High School Transcripts or GED

4. All College Transcripts

5. Completion of the TEAS V entrance test current within three years of application deadline.

Review the Application Checklist. All checklist items must be completed prior to the application deadline.

  • If previously or currently enrolled at NW-SCC, academically in good standing.
  • A minimum of 2.50 cumulative GPA based on the last 24 credit hours completed.
  • Eligibility for BIO 201 (Human Anatomy & Physiology).
  • Eligibility for ENG 101 (English Composition I).
  • Eligibility for MTH100 (Intermediate College Algebra).
  • Meeting the essential functions or technical standards required for nursing.
  • Completion of TEAS V entrance test current within three years of application deadline.

Submission of ADN application by Noon on April 2 deadline for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program is competitive, and the number of students is limited by the number of faculty and clinical facilities available. Meeting minimal requirements does not guarantee acceptance.

 

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