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 or enter as an LVN 30 Unit Option,
you are required to meet with the program director. Please call the
Health Sciences/Nursing Office at 714/564-6825 to make an
appointment. If you are entering the program as an LVN-Degree
Option, you are not required to make an appointment unless
you have questions.
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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 Counseling Department, 714/564-6100 for
SAC or 714/564-4100 for SCC..
3- Eligibility for
placement on the Nursing Entry List is based upon completion of prerequisite
classes. The prerequisites are:
-
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)
» Science Courses must have been
completed within five (5) years prior to the student being added to the
entry list.
» 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 2010, a grade of "C" or higher is acceptable.
»
Effective Fall 2010, the
completed prerequisites require a grade of "C" or higher with an overall
prerequisite Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.
4- Once the
prerequisites have been completed, a Nursing Prerequisite Verification form
(Nursing Application) can be picked up from Room S-105, located on
the first floor of the Administration Building, in the Counseling area.
Complete the application and return it to S-105.
»THERE IS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR
THE NURSING APPLICATION.
» 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 Advanced Placement/LVN 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. To
repeat, this does not affect Advanced Placement/LVN students.
» 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
students are required to
complete the Role Transition course, N-RN 200. 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 be advanced
placed into second, third or fourth semester. Successful completion of the
Program will result in an Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) as well as being
eligible 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
in the evening. 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 the 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 different 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 Program.
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 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:
*The Entry Lists will be updated at the end of each month.
available here (Entry List
2nd Semester)
available here (Entry List
3rd Semester)
available here (Entry List
4th Semester)
»- To make it easier to find your place on the list,
please use your "Find" command on your computer, once you have downloaded
the word file. You can do this using Ctrl F (PC) or Apple F (MAC Users).
You must know your student ID # and it should be entered in groups of three,
for example (000-000-000). However if your ID only has six numbers, then it
can be entered in 1 of 2 ways: 1-by placing three zero's at the
beginning-ex: (000-XXX-XXX) or 2-with only six numbers-ex: (XXX-XXX).
Last updated: November 24th, 2008.
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