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Nursing Program Prerequisites

      1. Anatomy 1 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 1 (4 semester units or equivalent)                          -OR-

         Physiology 8 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 9 (4 semester units or equivalent)

     2. Microbiology 20 -or- an equivalent General Microbiology course with lab (4 semester units or

         equivalent)            

     3. English 101

     4. High school Chemistry or one college Chemistry course with a lab.

     5. Passing Score on Algebra Competency Test or Math 115 or equivalent or higher level of math

         course.  

LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE

NURSING PROGRAM

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

October 20, 2006

The Los Angeles Valley College Nursing Program accepts applications twice a year: October for the Spring semester and April for the Fall semester admission. Contact the Nursing Department for specific dates for each semester.

Required Steps to Apply to the Nursing Program

In order to obtain a Program Application, the following steps MUST be completed well in advance of the application filing period:

1. All students except current and returning LAVC students need to submit a college                                          application to the LAVC Admissions Office. International students must first apply to the International Student Program.

2. All U.S. transcripts outside of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)                                         must be mailed directly from the college attended to the LAVC Admissions Office. Hand-carried U.S. transcripts of any kind are NOT acceptable. Students must confirm with the                             Admissions Office that transcripts have arrived prior to making a counseling appointment.

3. All transcripts outside of the U.S. must be evaluated according to the following                                             procedures:

·         Must complete 12 units with a “C” average within the LACCD prior to submitting any            petition for credit.

·         Submit foreign transcripts to an LAVC-approved foreign transcripts evaluation service to obtain credit recommendations.

·         Submit to the college’s Petitions Committee a sealed copy of the evaluation service’s credit recommendations along with a petition for approval of credit. Credit approval by the Petitions Committee is NOT automatic (see a counselor for details).

4.        Schedule an appointment with a counselor to evaluate your transcripts well in advance of                                 the application deadline and only after completion of Steps 1 through 3. The counselor will provide students with a signed “Evaluation of Transcripts for Nursing Program Prerequisites”  form verifying that all nursing program prerequisites are completed with a “C” or better.

5. Apply to the Nursing Program during the application period. Students must bring the                                     “Evaluation of Transcripts for Nursing Program Prerequisites” signed form to obtain a nursing application.                

          No exceptions will be made to the verification process or to the application filing deadline.

Selection Process

• Nursing Program application and transcripts will be evaluated using the criteria from the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study is based on predicting student success in the nursing program. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study evaluates the student’s overall grade point average (GPA), the GPA of Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and English, and the repetitions of Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology. This evaluation criterion establishes a “cut score”. Students must receive a cut score of 80 or above on the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study to be considered for admission into the nursing program.
• If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of seats available for entrance into the nursing program a random drawing of the eligible applicants is conducted.
• All applicants will receive a letter of acceptance or denial from the nursing department by mail after the process is completed.
• Students accepted into the nursing program must return an acceptance card by the posted date or their seat will be given to the next eligible applicant.
• All students not selected into the nursing program may reapply to the nursing program may reapply to the nursing program for the next following semester.
• NO application will be kept on file and all applications will be destroyed.

Nursing Program Prerequisites

      1. Anatomy 1 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 1 (4 semester units or equivalent)                          -OR-

         Physiology 8 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 9 (4 semester units or equivalent)

     2. Microbiology 20 -or- an equivalent General Microbiology course with lab (4 semester units or

         equivalent)            

     3. English 101

     4. High school Chemistry or one college Chemistry course with a lab.

     5. Passing Score on Algebra Competency Test or Math 115 or equivalent or higher level of math

         course.                    

To graduate from the college and receive an AS degree in nursing, the following must be completed in the order listed below and prior to graduation. Due to the new compressed schedule, the Nursing Faculty strongly encourages students to complete all coursework prior to entering the nursing   program.

·         Psychology 1 must be completed prior to entering the 2^nd semester of the nursing program.

·         Psychology 41 must be completed prior to entering the 2^nd semester of the nursing program.

·         Speech 101 must be completed prior to entering the 3^rd semester of the nursing program.

·         Sociology 1 or Anthropology 102 - Three unit course, completed prior to entering the 4^th semester of the nursing program.

·         Humanities - Three- unit course under graduation Plan B, completed prior to entering the 4the semester of the nursing program.

·         Social and Behavioral Science Requirement - Three unit course under graduation Plan B, completed by the end of the 4^th semester of the nursing program.

·         Physical education - One - unit course, completed by the end of the 4^th semester of the nursing program.

We appreciate your interest in the nursing program and wish you success in achieving your career goals. You may stop by the nursing office (Engineering 113), contact the nursing office at (818) 947-2559 or (818) 947-2570, or visit the Health Science webpage at www.lavc.edu

Revised:  October 20, 2006

LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE

NURSING PROGRAM

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Los Angeles Valley College Nursing Program accepts applications twice a year: October for the Spring semester and April for the Fall semester admission. Contact the Nursing Department for specific dates for each semester.

Required Steps to Apply to the Nursing Program

In order to obtain a Program Application, the following steps MUST be completed well in advance of the application filing period:

1. All students except current and returning LAVC students need to submit a college                                          application to the LAVC Admissions Office. International students must first apply to the International Student Program. 
2. All U.S. transcripts outside of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)                                         must be mailed directly from the college attended to the LAVC Admissions Office. Hand-carried U.S. transcripts of any kind are NOT acceptable. Students must confirm with the                             Admissions Office that transcripts have arrived prior to making a counseling appointment.
3. All transcripts outside of the U.S. must be evaluated according to the following                                             procedures:

·         Must complete 12 units with a “C” average within the LACCD prior to submitting any            petition for credit.

·         Submit foreign transcripts to an LAVC-approved foreign transcripts evaluation service to obtain credit recommendations.

·         Submit to the college’s Petitions Committee a sealed copy of the evaluation service’s credit recommendations along with a petition for approval of credit. Credit approval by the Petitions Committee is NOT automatic (see a counselor for details).

4.       Schedule an appointment with a counselor to evaluate your transcripts well in advance of                                 the application deadline and only after completion of Steps 1 through 3. The counselor will provide students with a signed “Evaluation of Transcripts for Nursing Program Prerequisites” form verifying that all nursing program prerequisites are completed with a “C” or better.

5. Apply to the Nursing Program during the application period. Students must bring the                                     “Evaluation of Transcripts for Nursing Program Prerequisites” signed form to obtain a nursing application.                                           

Selection Process

• Nursing Program application and transcripts will be evaluated using the criteria from the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study is based on predicting student success in the nursing program. The Chancellor’s Office Validation Study evaluates the student’s overall grade point average (GPA), the GPA of Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and English, and the repetitions of Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology. This evaluation criterion establishes a “cut score”. Students must receive a cut score of 75 or above on the Chancellor’s Office Validation Study to be considered for admission into the nursing program.
• If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of seats available for entrance into the nursing program a random drawing of the eligible applicants is conducted.
• All applicants will receive a letter of acceptance or denial from the nursing department by mail after the process is completed.
• Students accepted into the nursing program must return an acceptance card by the posted date or their seat will be given to the next eligible applicant.
• All students not selected into the nursing program may reapply to the nursing program may reapply to the nursing program for the next following semester.
• NO application will be kept on file and all applications will be destroyed.

Nursing Program Prerequisites

1.       Anatomy 1 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 1 (4 semester units or equivalent)

-OR-                                       

           Physiology 8 (4 semester units or equivalent) and Physiology 9 (4 semester units or equivalent)

       2. Microbiology 20 -or- an equivalent General Microbiology courses with lab (4 semester units or                  

           equivalent)

      3. English 101

      4. High school Chemistry or one college Chemistry course with a lab.

      5. Passing Score on Algebra Competency Test or Math 115 or equivalent or higher level of math

          course.                          

To graduate from the college and receive an AS degree in nursing, the following must be completed in the order listed below and prior to graduation. Due to the new compressed schedule, the Nursing Faculty strongly encourages students to complete all coursework prior to entering the nursing   program.

·         Psychology 1 must be completed prior to entering the 2^nd semester of the nursing program.

·         Psychology 41 must be completed prior to entering the 2^nd semester of the nursing program.

·         Speech 101 must be completed prior to entering the 3^rd semester of the nursing program.

·         Sociology 1 or Anthropology 102 - Three unit course, completed prior to entering the 4^th semester of the nursing program.

·         Humanities - Three- unit course under graduation Plan B, completed prior to entering the 4the semester of the nursing program. Social and Behavioral Science Requirement - Three unit course under graduation Plan B, completed by the end of the 4^th semester of the nursing program

·         Physical education - One - unit course, completed by the end of the 4^th semester of the nursing program.

We appreciate your interest in the nursing program and wish you success in achieving your career goals. You may stop by the nursing office (Engineering 113), contact the nursing office at (818) 947-2559 or (818) 947-2570, or visit the Health Science webpage at www.lavc.edu

Progression and Retention

A student who does not attain a “C” in a nursing course or a “satisfactory” in the clinical component is considered to have failed the entire course.  The student may repeat the course one time when a seat is available and an individualized remediation plan is completed.

Advisement

All potential nursing students must see a counselor in the counseling department prior to admission into the nursing program.  Counselors are located in the Administration Building on campus

No exceptions will be made to the verification process or to the application filing deadline.

Revised 10-20-2006