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I'm care worker from national renal care for 4years,so I want to do nursing
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APPLICATION DEADLINE:
FEBRUARY 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
All application materials must be submitted to the Health Admissions Office, SY CC 208, by this deadline. Materials
postmarked but not received by the deadline will NOT be accepted. If submitting your application within two weeks of the
application deadline, hand delivery of your application materials is the only way to guarantee receipt by the 5:00 p.m.
application deadline. Due to PCC centralized mail distribution process, expedited mailing options are not directly received by
the Health Admissions Office on the delivery confirmation date. Application materials may not be faxed, e-mailed, or scanned.
APPLICATION MATERIALS SHOULD BE MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED TO:
Portland Community College
Health Admissions Office – SY CC 208
P.O. Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280-0990
MINIMUM APPLICATION ELIGIBILIY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants are eligible to apply to PCC’s Nursing program if they meet ALL of the following requirements:
At least 30 of the 45 credits of prerequisites must be completed by the end of fall term 2015 (December 13th, 2015)
o BI 231** must be completed by the end of fall term 2015.
o Math 95***, MTH 105***, MTH 111** or higher OR placement test** demonstrating placement into Math 111 or higher
must be completed by the end of fall term 2015.
The remaining prerequisites must be completed by the end of spring term 2016 (June 12, 2016).
**Course/requirement has 7-year expiration. Course/requirement must be dated 2009 and more recent.
Grade requirements:
Cumulative GPA of prerequisite courses must be at least a 3.0.
Individual prerequisite courses must be taken for a letter grade and must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
ADMISSION PROCESS: APPLICATION EVALUATION
Applicants are evaluated using a 70 point system. Points can be earned in the following areas:
Prerequisite GPA
Completion of A&P sequence by the end of fall term prior to the application deadline
Completion of all 45 prerequisite credits by the end of fall term prior to the application deadline
Completion of a prior degree
Local Criteria Points (prerequisites completed at PCC, Veteran status, Microbiology, and Healthcare Experience)
Please be aware that completion of nursing prerequisite requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
TIER II ADMISSION PROCESS: PROCTORED ESSAY
Based on application point totals from Tier I, the top 200 applicants will be invited to participate in an on campus, timed,
proctored essay worth up to 30 points. Essays are held at the Sylvania Campus. The 70 application points from Tier I will be
added to the 30 essay points from Tier II to determine who will be offered a seat in the program. Up to 80 applicants with the
highest combined point totals from Tier I & II will be offered a seat in the nursing program.
Applicants will be notified of invitation to the proctored essay via their PCC email address. This is the only method of
notification. Applicants who do not check their PCC email address should forward their PCC email address to one they
check more frequently.
TIER III ADMISSION PROCESS: POST-SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
Students offered a seat in the PCC Nursing Program must successfully complete the following additional requirements prior to
beginning the nursing program in the fall:
Pass a criminal background check *
Pass a 10 panel drug screen *
Submit proof of current immunizations and CPR certification *
Completion of outstanding prerequisites by the end of spring term with a C or higher (if in-progress at the time of
Attend two mandatory nursing program orientations prior to fall term
*Applicants should NOT pursue meeting these requirements prior to being offered formal placement into the PCC Nursing
Program. Students offered placement will receive specific directions from PCC’s Nursing department on how to fulfill these
requirements. Failure to successfully complete any of the above requirements will result in a rescinded admissions offer.
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