PLEASE
NOTE: Effective January, 2011 for all advanced placement students: you
will be required to pass a diagnostic assessment test. Santa Ana College
utilizes the Test of Essential Academic Skills
(TEAS test). It tests math, English, reading and science. All students are
encouraged to log on to
www.atitesting.com for study material and other useful resources and
information.
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When you have
been notified that a space is available for you to enter the
program, you will be required to pass the TEAS test if
you have not already done so. Information about preparation courses
for each subject will be provided at the same time as your
notification. If you have already passed the test, you must have ATI
provide an official copy of your score. If you do not pass the TEAS
test on your first attempt, you must contact Counseling for
remediation, complete the remediation, and re-take the test. If you
do not pass the re-take, your name will be removed from the entry
list and you will have to re-apply.
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Process for placement on the Nursing Entry List as an Advanced Placement
Student or LVN:
1- You must become a
student at SAC or SCC by completing a college application and obtaining a
Student ID Number (call Admissions and Records at 714/564-6005 for college
application questions).
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If you wish to be advanced placed you are required to meet with the program director. Please call the
Health Sciences/Nursing Office at 714/564-6825 to make an
appointment.
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A student's name is placed on only one semester's entry list, to be
determined by the Program Director.
2- Attend a Nursing
Information Orientation given by the SAC Counseling Department, which can be
reached at 714/564-6100.
3- Eligibility for
placement on the Nursing Entry List is based upon completion of prerequisite
classes. The prerequisites are:
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Anatomy (Biology
239)
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Human Physiology
(Biology 249)
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Health Microbiology
(Biology 139), or General Microbiology (Biology 229)
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Freshman
Composition (English 101/101H)
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Science courses must have been
completed within five (5) years prior to the student being added to the
entry list.
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All students must submit their
official high school transcripts to Admissions and Records.
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If
you have completed any courses at another college, you must submit
official transcripts to Admissions and Records.
» For those students currently on the
entry list, the completed prerequisites require a grade of "C" or
higher.
» For any completed prerequisite prior
to Fall 2011, a grade of "C" or higher is acceptable.
» Effective Fall 2011, the
completed prerequisites will require a grade of "C" or higher with an overall
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher in the science prerequisite
courses.
4- Once the
prerequisites have been completed, a Nursing Prerequisite Verification form
(Nursing Application) can be picked up from Room R-213, located on
the second floor of Russell Hall or obtained online (see the first page of
the Nursing website, look for "Prerequisite Forms (Nursing Application)").
Complete the application and return it to R-213 in person or mail it to:
Santa Ana College
Nursing Department
1530 W. 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
»THERE IS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR
ADVANCED PLACED NURSING APPLICATIONS FOR 2ND AND 4TH
SEMESTERS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING 3RD
SEMESTER, LVN-RN, AND 30-UNIT OPTION APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE
EXTENSIVE LENGTH OF THE ENTRY LIST FOR THOSE STUDENTS. WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN WE WILL
START TO ACCEPT 3RD SEMESTER, LVN-RN, AND 30-UNIT OPTION APPLICATIONS AGAIN.
» All
students who have had their prerequisites verified are placed on the
appropriate list in the order in which the prerequisite verification
forms were received.
» The Nursing Department will continue to
accept 2nd and 4th semester (Advanced Placed) students to the entry lists.
» New
applications will not be accepted for the FIRST SEMESTER entry list
after July 2009 due to a transition in the admission mechanism.
» Due
to many students completing their prerequisites at other colleges, the
verification process can be prolonged. You will be notified by letter
after you have been placed on the Entry List.
» Once
a student is placed on the list, if there are any changes in address,
name and/or phone number, the student must notify the Nursing Office in
writing. If we are unable to contact you by phone and/or mail, your
name will be removed from the Entry List. Additionally, it is the
student's responsibility to notify the college of those same changes.
5- Advanced Placement/LVN-RN
students are required to
complete the Role Transition course, N-RN200. You will be notified when
space is available for you to take N-RN200.
6- Once the Role
Transition course, N-RN200, is successfully completed, you will be notified
when space is available in the appropriate semester for entry into the
Nursing Program.
Program Information:
1- The Program is four
semesters in length and begins with RN 101/101L. Students can currently be advanced
placed into second or fourth semester. Successful completion of the
Program will result in an Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) as well as
eligibility to take the nursing licensing exam (NCLEX-RN). The Santa Ana
College Nursing Program is approved by the California Board of Registered
Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting.
2- The Traditional
Program admits students twice each year. Theory courses meet 2 times per
week. Clinical courses are 8 or 12 hours for 1 or 2 days per week. Clinical
days are usually Mondays and/or Tuesdays; however, Wednesdays, Saturdays,
and Sundays may also be utilized. The semesters are 16 weeks.
3- The Extended Campus
Program (ECP) admits students once each year. Theory courses meet 1 day per
week in the evening except during the fourth semester when they meet twice per week. Clinical courses are 12 hours on every Saturday or every
other Saturday and Sunday. The semesters are 16 to 21 weeks, depending on
the semester (1st and 3rd are 21 weeks; 2nd semester is 19 weeks; 4th
semester is 16 weeks). The 1st and 3rd semesters begin in July and end in
December; the 2nd and 4th semesters begin in February and end in June. ECP
theory courses and Skills and Computer Labs are housed at St. Joseph
Hospital of Orange. All students may participate in the Skills and Computer
Labs at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange and Santa Ana College.
4- Community-based
nursing clinical days for both the Traditional and ECP programs are arranged
on days other than regular clinical days.
How Students are Chosen
from the List:
a- Students who have
completed Role Transition are notified when space is available in the
program.
b- Space is created
because a student from the previous semester has not progressed for some
reason or additional funding is available.
c- Re-Entry students
are given priority. If space is still available, students will be
notified in the order placed on the entry list AND once Role Transition
is completed.
d- Space may be
available in the Traditional and/or ECP Programs.
Important things to
consider for entry into the program:
a- Students have only ONE chance to deny entrance
into the program and remain where they currently are on the list. A
second denial will result in the student being placed at the bottom of
the list. A third denial will result in the student being removed from
the list and needing to reapply.
b- STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION
TO AND FROM OFF-CAMPUS CLINICAL SITES.
c- **Please note** This is considered a full-time
program. Students are advised to limit outside employment. Excessive
work schedules combined with family and school commitments may
contribute to being unsuccessful in the program.
Current Advanced Placement/LVN Entry Lists:
Second
Semester Entry List
Third Semester
Entry List
Fourth
Semester Entry List
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To make it easier to find your place on the
list, you can use your "Find" command on your computer. This
is done by using Ctrl F (PC users) or Apple F (MAC users)
when the Entry List page is displayed.
Your student ID
number may be a 9-digit, 7-digit, or a 6-digit number.
If your student ID number is 9 digits, enter
it in groups of three with hyphens in between, for example:
XXX-XXX-XXX.
If your ID is 7 digits, enter it as one
number, for example: XXXXXXX.
And, if your ID number only has 6 digits,
enter it in groups of three with hyphens in between, placing
three zeroes in front, for example: 000-XXX-XXX. |
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Last updated: 1/12/12.
(**There are only two official updates per year, once in the
Fall and once in
the Spring. These updates will take place shortly after all entering
students have been confirmed.)
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