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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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