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Admissions

The Chanute and Independence campuses admit a new class each fall to the first year of the nursing program. The Ottawa branch campus admits a new class each spring. Admission is determined in part by a nursing entrance exam and general education courses completed for the nursing program.

Download an Application to the Mary Grimes School of Nursing

Admission Requirements

	Completed admission to the college and application the nursing program.
	Application fee of $25 (includes cost of entrance exam).
	Official transcripts of all high school (GED) and post-secondary education. Applicant must be a graduate of an accredited high school or have successfully completed the General Education Development Test (GED).
	Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
	Completion of the nursing entrance exam given by the nursing department. The scores of the exam will be used in part to determine admission placement and eligibility for nursing scholarships. This entrance exam may be taken one time only per application year.
	Personal interview with the nursing director or campus coordinator.
	Application deadline to the nursing program is March 15th for the Chanute campus, April 30th for the Ottawa campus, and March 1st for the Bridge Course. Application packets are available on each campus through the nursing departments. Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to the nursing program.

Advanced Standing

	Applications are accepted from students who have enrolled previously in other nursing education programs.
	Any person seeking admission to the nursing program with advanced standing should contact the nursing program at least four months prior to the planned date of enrollment.
	Admission requirements for transfer students are the same as for all applicants to the nursing program. All credentials presented in support of an applicant's request to receive advanced standing will be individually evaluated.
	A letter of recommendation from the director of the former nursing program is required.
	The application of the student desiring transfer credit is reviewed by the NCCC Nursing Faculty Committee.
	The nursing courses challenged for credit must be similar to NCCC's required courses, including course objectives, description, content of theory and practice, and theory and clinical hours.
	The applicant's academic grades in courses required in the NCCC nursing curriculum must be a "C" or better and official transcripts must indicate a satisfactory clinical performance grade. The individual should have completed at least one semester in an accredited nursing program.
	The applicant may be required to take theory and practical examinations to test competency in the nursing area. Copies of the course syllabi and bibliography of the courses will be provided for the purpose of studying for the tests.

Criminal Background Check

As required by some clinical facilities contracted by the nursing program, all students accepted into the nursing program must submit to a criminal background check. Failure to submit to a criminal background check will disqualify the applicant from admission into the nursing program.
The incurred cost of the background check will be the student’s responsibility and will be assessed at the time of acceptance.

Any student with a criminal history who denies that history by answering “no” to the question regarding criminal background on the program application is fraudulently presenting her/himself as not having a criminal background and will be automatically and permanently disqualified from admission to the nursing program. This paragraph is not applicable to convictions for criminal offenses that have been expunged.

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