Admission to the nursing program will be based on special admission procedures and the number of points an applicant receives. Eligible students will be numerically ranked according to total points. In the event of applicants having an equal number of points, lots will be drawn to decide eligibility. Admission will be offered to the applicants on the list with the highest priority points. Applicants not selected will not be carried forward and must reapply for consideration.

(A grade of C or better is required for all pre and corequisite courses in the nursing program. A C- or lower will not be accepted.)

Academic Skills Test: 0-4 points will be awarded based on test scores.
Nevada Resident: An applicant who is classified as a Nevada resident for tuition purposes at Western Nevada College at the time of application to the nursing program will be awarded one (1) point in the nursing admissions selection criteria.
Maximum Possible Points: 17

Students must 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 page on or after Jan. 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 to the nursing program while in the process of completing a prerequisite course(s), provided 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 corequisite 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 the Health Education Systems Incorporated Admission Assessment examination as part of
the application process. Visit www.wnc.edu/nalh/admissions/ after September for specific information.

Residency

An applicant who is classified as a Nevada resident 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 & Supporting Documents

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

NOTE: Statute of Limitation for science courses is five years by the date of application to the nursing program.
NOTE: Current CNA Certification or completion of NURS 130 required within five years of the date of application to the nursing program.

Other Important Information

• Nursing learning activities are scheduled on and off campus on days, evenings and weekends.
• Course organization requires students to have basic computer skills, including
  the ability to navigate various online learning programs.
• Clinical experiences take place at long-term health care facilities, acute care
  hospitals, clinics and day care centers.
• A grade of C (75 percent) or better is required in all nursing courses to continue
  in the nursing program. A grade of C- or lower will not be accepted.
• Students not admitted to the nursing program must reapply to be considered
  for admission the following year.
• Nursing students are expected to meet the Nursing Student Essential Abilities
  as discussed on the nursing Web page.
• Documentation and currency of the following is required after acceptance into
  the nursing program and prior to the start of classes:
• An acceptable physical examination and required immunizations and tests.
• CPR certification (card required) through the American Heart Association (Basic
  Life Support) or the American Red Cross (Healthcare Provider).
• Major medical health insurance (card required).
• An acceptable background check.
  A background check is required by health care organizations. Students will be conditionally accepted into WNC’s nursing program until their background check information is approved by the clinical sites. Should clinical sites not approve a student, the conditional acceptance will be withdrawn and the student will not be admitted into the nursing program. Students will be denied entrance into the WNC nursing program if an adverse background check is received from a clinical site. Drug screening may also be required by clinical sites. Students will be informed of the requirement when necessary.

1. At the conclusion of each semester of study, the Nursing Program Faculty Committee discusses students who failed or withdrew from courses during the semester. The faculty acknowledges the responsibility to readmit students, who in their judgment satisfy the requirements of scholarship and professional suitability for nursing. The faculty reserves the right to deny readmission based on a history of unprofessional conduct that violates the ANA Code of Ethics.
2. A student who matriculates into the nursing program may be readmitted one time following a withdrawal/failure. A written request for an exception to the policy for such reasons as medical and military will be considered by nursing program faculty. Students who are eligible to be considered for readmission
   into the nursing program will be admitted using a point system and on a space-available basis.
3. Students seeking readmission into the nursing program will be required to demonstrate currency of knowledge and skills by passing competency evaluations for selected nursing theory and laboratory courses previously successfully completed. Students may choose the option to repeat those courses or will be required to repeat those courses if the competency evaluations are not passed. A score of 75% or more is required for each theory competency evaluation and a passing grade is required for selected skill evaluations, including basic nursing assessment skills, in order to be readmitted into the nursing program.
4. A student must submit a letter to the Director of Nursing & Allied Health informing the director that he/she wishes to challenge courses previously successfully completed. The letter must be received within two weeks of receiving the acceptance letter for readmission into the nursing program. Upon receipt of the letter, the director will discuss the challenge process with the student and will schedule the challenge evaluations.
5. Students who withdrew from or who failed a course or courses that are related (e.g. NURS 136, 137 & 141) will be required to repeat all courses in the sequence. Students electing to challenge courses previously passed will be required to pass all courses that are related. For example, a student who had passed NURS 136 challenge evaluation but who fails the NURS 137 challenge evaluation will be required to repeat the sequence of courses.
6. Nursing courses taken more than 2 years prior to reapplication will need to be repeated.
7. Students seeking readmission into the nursing program will be required to submit an acceptable background check.