Nursing - Traditional Track

Region A Nursing Consortium: Admission Criteria and Points Scale

For students wishing to enter Fall 2025

Applications will only be accepted October 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.

Students seeking admission to the associate degree nursing program must meet competitive criteria. The student must also meet specific requirements of the clinical agencies. These requirements may include but are not limited to, a criminal background check, drug screen, CPR and proof of immunizations. Furthermore, a criminal background check will be required before taking the NCLEX-RN Examination leading to a licensure as a Registered Nurse. The North Carolina Board of Nursing may not issue a license to an applicant who has been convicted of a criminal offense.

Requirements for Phase I:

• Submit Application for Region A Nursing Consortium.

• Submit Official High School Transcripts or Official Scores for the High School Equivalency Diploma.

• Evidence of a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or greater on a 4-point scale. The most recent transcript with at least six (6) college-level credit hours will be used for those students attending more than one college.

• Completion of BIO-168 Anatomy and Physiology I and ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry with a grade of “C” or better.

The above minimum requirements must be satisfied by January 31, 2025, to be considered for the Fall 2025 nursing class. Once the application deadline has passed, all qualified applicants will progress to Phase II.

Requirements for Phase II:

• Hold a documented, current, unrestricted credential as Nurse Aide I (NAI) from the North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry; https://ncnar.ncdhhs.gov/verify_listings1.jsp and the Division of Health Service Regulation. (A copy of the current listing on the NC DHSR Nurse Aide Registry Website by May 31, 2024, will be acceptable documentation.) * (If all seat are not filled by May 31, 2024, applicants who have completed a Nurse Aid I (NAI) course by May 31, 2023 and are listed by July 1, 2023 may be considered for admission.)

• Completion of BIO-169 Anatomy & Physiology II and MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy or higher mathematics course with a grade of “C” or better by May 31, 2025.

• Completion of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills VII) test with a minimum allowable TEAS score of 60 for admission into the Nursing Program by May 31, 2025.

  • The TEAS exam may be administered to students who have met all the requirements of Phase I. Follow directions for scheduling the TEAS exam in the Phase I letter.

  • Students may purchase the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills VI) exam at the campus of scheduled testing. The cost of the TEAS exam will be made public to the students when scheduling the TEAS exam.

  • A TEAS score is valid for three years from the date taken and must be active through the May 31, 2025 deadline.

  • The highest Total Score in the three-year period will be used in the ranking system. Official score must be requested, purchased, and sent to the Office of Enrollment Management.

If all requirements for Phase II are not completed by May 31, 2025, the student’s slot may be offered to another student.

 

The TEAS test may be administered to students who have met all the requirements of Phase I. Students may purchase the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills VII) test at the campus of scheduled testing and will be administered during the first week of March 2024. The cost of the TEAS test will be made public to the students when scheduling the TEAS test. Specific requirements for the TEAS test may be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Management. A TEAS score is valid for three years from the date taken. The highest Total Score in the three-year period will be used in the ranking system. Students may use the TEAS score if previously taken at another higher institution. Official score must be requested, purchased, and sent to the Office of Enrollment Management. These scores must be submitted by May 31, 2025.

Scoring Criteria:

At the completion of Phase I and Phase II, students will be awarded points based on the following scoring criteria, and the top 38 applicants will be accepted into the program for Fall 2025. Upon acceptance, students must submit documentation of drug screen, criminal background check, physical, and state health and immunizations before the first day of fall semester.