Associate of Applied Science: 2011–2012 Catalog Year

Nursing Program Application Process

Apply for admission: Apply for admission to Western Nevada College and the WNC nursing program. Applications for the next fall are available on the WNC Nursing & Allied Health web site on or after January 2. The last date for submission of an application to Admissions and Records is April 1.

Prerequisites: Students must complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of "C" or better to apply for the nursing program. (C- or lower will not be accepted.) Students may apply for admission into the nursing program while in the process of completing a prerequisite course(s), providing the course is completed by the end of the applicable spring semester or, if taken at another institution, an official transcript showing completion of the course is provided by June 1 of the year of application. Evidence of courses in progress must be submitted by the application deadline.

Corequisites: Students who are accepted into the nursing program must complete all corequisitie courses with a grade of "C" or better by the end of the fourth semester of the program. (A grade of C- or lower will not be accepted.) Any corequisite course(s) completed with a "C" or better prior to admission into the nursing program will be calculated into the grade point average under admission selection criteria.

Academic Skills Testing:Students are required to take an academic skills test as part of the application process.

Residency: An applicant who has been classified as a Nevada resident or Good Neighbor for tuition purposes at WNC at the time of application to the nursing program will be awarded one point in the nursing admissions/selection criteria.

Application and Supporting Documents: Submit the completed application with supporting documents, which include academic testing results and all required college and university transcripts, as appropriate to Admissions and Records in the time frame delineated on the nursing program application.



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