APPLY MARCH 1 - APRIL 1 FOR

ON-LINE TRANSITION -

SCROLL DOWN TO OPTION 2 FOR INFORMATION

(2/22/10 Note: Recent updates regarding the on-line class are printed in Red in the On-Line section under Option 2)

(2/25/10 - Readi Assessment information is now posted)

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TRANSITION FROM

VOCATIONAL TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

(FOR APPLICANTS WHO ARE ALREADY LVN'S)

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OPTION 1: TRADITIONAL PROGRAM

(Begins Fall & Spring of each year)

Students with prior vocational nursing experience and training may apply for admission to RNSG1227: Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing.   Students will also take RNSG1300 Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, RNSG1262 Clinical Nursing for Transition Students, and RNSG2504 Integrated Care of the Client with Common Health Care Needs during their first semester. All students seeking admission to the transition course are expected to be competent in basic nursing skills.

Students should also understand that they must complete all academic courses required of other ADN students. Completing the majority of all non-nursing courses prior to entrance will be to the student's advantage for acceptance into the program.

After successful completion of this first semester, Transition students would then take the Minimester Psychiatric clinical and the Second Year courses as listed above. Traditional Transition students should be able to complete the program in one and a half years.

For Fall Admission (Spring Admission dates in parentheses):

Preferably Before March 15th, 2010 for Fall 2010 Admission (July 15th for Spring Admission) - Submit official transcripts to the Registrar's Office and fill out a form to request a Degree Audit. It may take up to 6 weeks or more to process the Degree Audit. The Degree Audit will be mailed to you when it has been completed.

May 1 - June 1, 2010 for Fall Admission (September 15th - October 1st for Spring Admission) - Submit copies of the Degree Audit and unofficial copies of transcripts (including High School Transcript if Chemistry and/or BCIS Computers were completed in high school) to the Nursing Office at the Gainesville campus when you come in to fill out your Declaration of Intent Form between May 1 - June 1 for Fall class (September 15 and October 1 for Spring Admission)

End of June for Fall Admission (End of October for Spring Admission) A pre-entrance exam (HESI study guide available in the Gainesville Bookstore) will be scheduled end of June (end of October for Spring Admission). Scores on these exams will determine which qualified candidates will be admitted.

July for Fall Admission (November for Spring Admission) Status letters will be mailed after results of the exams have been received and applications processed. Classes will begin in August. (January for Spring Admission)

Step Two: Turn in proof of current CPR certification, a completed Physical Exam form, immunizations, photo for ID, and proof of major medical insurance to the Associate Degree Nursing office at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.

Testing for substance abuse and criminal background checks will be conducted. Documentation of current licensure as a vocational/practical nurse is required.

Admission Process: Transition students must follow the same admission process as beginning students.

See Applying for the Next Class.

Note: You will need a computer with internet access and a printer (with paper and ink) for the Associate Degree Nursing program.

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Option 2: HYBRID ON-LINE TRANSITION

(Begins Summer only)

(Summer Class Begins June 2010 - ends December 2011.) For students living within 75 miles of the Gainesville campus - Most of the presentation of content for this program will be on-line; however, it will require several days where you will come on-campus for testing, orientation, assessment check-offs or presentations. Course syllabi distributed at the beginning of each semester should delineate the days you will need to be available for classes. Clinicals are not on-line courses and will be in the North Central Texas area. The Fall 2010 will include one day per week of clinical and Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 will require two days of clinical per week.)

*Courses marked with a single asterisk may be taken prior to the semester indicated but no later than the semester in which they are listed. It is strongly recommended that Microbiology be completed prior to entering the program. All coursework must be completed with a “C” or better.

Failure to successfully complete the Clinical Math Exams will result in a clinical failure and dismissal from the nursing program. An External Exit Exam must be passed within two attempts in order to graduate from the program. Students must also complete a state mandated jurisprudence exam with a score of 75 in order to take the NCLEX - RN.

**Since there is a possibility that some courses may not transfer, be sure to have all transcripts sent to the Registrar's Office and request a Degree Audit. (Example: The NCTC Associate Degree Nursing Program does not accept SCIT1407 & SCIT1408 as equivalent courses for BIOL2401 & BIOL2402.)

This option begins in the summer but allows LVN's to work more hours during the Fall semester. Begin Summer 2010 and complete in December 2011. Prerequisite courses must have been completed prior to beginning the program. Students would take Transition lecture and Health Assessment in the Summer. Integrated Care of the Client with Common Health Care Needs and Transition Clinical would be taken in the Fall along with Microbiology, Developmental Psychology and/or Composition I, if still needed. Psychiatric Clinical would be completed during Christmas mini-mester. Then, follow Traditional Second and Third Long Semester curriculum in Spring and Fall, 2011.

PHASE ONE (ON-LINE Transition)

Fill out an application to the college and follow all Phase One steps for college admission. Go BACK to the link Nursing Information for step-by step process.

PHASE TWO (ON-LINE Transition)

Step One:

1. Submit official transcripts to the Registrar's Office and fill out a form to request a Degree Audit. The form may be found at

http://www.nctc.edu/Student_Services/Admissions_registrar/degree_audit.html

Scroll down to the words degree audit in blue

Print it off, complete it and submit it to the Registrar's Office by February 1. It may take 6 weeks or more to process the Degree Audit.

2. Schedule an advising session to discuss specific requirements of the on-line program and to do a preliminary assessment of your priority points and readiness to apply for the program. This session will be conducted one-on-one by phone or on-line. Contact Pamela Flaming in the Nursing Convergence office to schedule this session:

email: pflaming@nctc.edu

phone: 940-668-7731 Ext. 4902

3. Submit copies of the Degree Audit and unofficial copies of transcripts (including High School Transcript if Chemistry and/or BCIS Computers were completed in high school) to the Nursing Office (Room NRT202) at the Gainesville campus when you come in to fill out your Declaration of Intent Form to enroll in the Summer ON-LINE Transition course March 1 - April 1, 2010. (The college will be closed during Spring Break, March 15 - 19). If the degree audit is not yet complete, bring unofficial transcripts with you when you come in to fill out the Intent Form and then call and let us know when you receive your Degree Audit in the mail so that we can print off a copy. Nursing Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm and Fridays 8:00 - 3:00. It will take about 15 minutes to fill out the forms while you are on campus. The nursing office will stay open until 7:00p.m. on March 9th & March 23rd (by appointment only) if you can not get to the campus before 4:30pm to fill out the Intent form. Call for appointment (940) 668-4264.

4. You will need to do the Readi Assessment which gives us an indication of whether or not you would have the skills and competencies to be likely to be successful in an on-line program. Go to the site listed below and complete the assessment. It must be done no later than April 1st but we would like to have them done as quickly as possible so that we can start processing your application.

URL: http://nctc.readi.info/

Username: ADN

Password: online09

You will then email Estelle at egilpin@nctc.edu to let her know that you have completed the Readi Assessment exam.

After all applications have been processed according to Priority Points and Readi Assessment scores, emails will be sent (by mid April) to those who have applied. Top applicants will then be scheduled for pre-entrance (HESI) testing which will be scheduled in late April. Scores on this exam will determine which qualified candidates will be admitted. We plan to test no more than 40 and accept 20 students for this class. We expect to offer another class in the Summer 2011.

• The computerized HESI exam consists of English, Math, Reading, Vocabulary, and Anatomy and Physiology. A study guide is available in the NCTC Bookstore. (We will NOT be testing on the Chemistry or Biology portions of this exam.) A calculator is available on the computer for the math portion of the exam. NCTC does not accept HESI scores from other programs..

Late April or Early May, 2010 Status letters will be emailed after results of the exams have been received. Classes will begin in early June.

Step Two: After acceptance, turn in proof of current CPR certification, a completed Physical Exam form, immunizations, photo for ID, Background Check post card, and proof of major medical insurance to the Associate Degree Nursing office. Information regarding these items will be included in the acceptance package.

Testing for substance abuse will be conducted.

Documentation of current licensure as a vocational/practical nurse is required.

Transition students must follow the same admission process as beginning students.

Students must have a current email address in order to enroll in this program.

The majority of the lecture courses will be offered in the on-line format. There will be times when you will need to come to the campus, especially for Health Assessment. The expectation for clinicals would be that they would be held in the north central Texas area.

See Applying for the Next Class for a list of things you will need to gather.