The FIRST step that you need to complete is applying to Sojourner-Douglass College. Once you apply for general admission to the College, you will need to take the College placement test in order to assess which courses you will take. If you are transferring credits in, you will need to have your transcripts sent to the Registrar’s office for evaluation.
The courses that you will need to take prior to being considered for the Practical Nursing program depend on which level that you test in at on the College Placement test. If you test at certain levels that are below College level, you will be required to take developmental courses which are geared toward helping you take the Nursing pre-entry exam and receiving a passing score.
If you test at College Level, are not transferring in courses, and are applying for the Cohorts scheduled to start in March 2008 and July 2008, you will need to take the following courses the semester before you are considering entering the program, and complete them with a grade of a ‘C’ or better:
If you are considering application to the cohorts beginning in November and thereafter, the requirements will change. The courses that you will be required to take and complete with a grade of a ‘C’ or better before being considered for acceptance into the program are:
You must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in order to be considered.
You must first apply to Sojourner-Douglass College and be accepted to the College. You will also need to take the College placement test for evaluation. You will need to have your transcripts sent to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation. ALL science courses need to have been taken WITHIN 7 years of acceptance to the program. If your science courses are older than 7 seven years, you will be required to repeat them and complete them with a grade of ‘C’ or better. Courses that you will need to have completed successfully prior to acceptance into the program are:
These requirements will change with the November 2008 cohort. Requirements for consideration of the November 2008 cohort and those thereafter are:
Upon acceptance into the program, and starting your nursing courses, the program is a 3-semester program.
Yes, you are required to take the pre-nursing entrance exam as part of your application to the program. You will take this exam during the semester before the one that you are applying for. This means that you will have needed to or be in the process of completing your required prerequisites before you can sit for the exam. The exam costs $50.00 which you will be required to pay by way of cash or money order prior to scheduling the exam in the nursing office. The exam itself takes about 3 hours and is administered online. Testing dates for each cohort are posted in the LPN Program Calendar.
You will need to fill out an application in the Nursing Office the semester before you plan to start nursing courses. You will also need to submit a 500 word essay discussing why you want to be a nurse. Additionally, you will need to schedule an interview with nursing faculty around the same time that you take the pre-entry exam.
You will take the nursing pre-entry exam mid-way through the semester prior to the one when you plan on starting your nursing courses.
Testing dates for 2008 can be found in the LPN Program Calendar
Yes you will need to schedule an interview with nursing faculty and staff. Interview dates for 2008 can be found in the LPN Program Calendar.
Acceptance letters are sent after all of the applications are completed. Typically, you will receive your letter approximately 1 month before the date of the start of the nursing program. You will need to complete all of the required health clearances, drug screen, and criminal background check prior to the start of the nursing program.
If you a felony record, you will NOT be accepted into the program. If you have misdemeanor(s) you can still be considered for the program.
Nursing courses are taught during the day. Nursing clinicals are taught between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and may be scheduled any day of the week around the clinical site availability.
For more information, please call 410-276-0306 ext. 363
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