Admission Requirements

1. Attendance at a program information session or call 410-777-7310 for schedule. Detailed information regarding program, profession, admission and academic requirements and selection criteria will be discussed.
2. Submit a completed program application by the application deadline.
3. High school graduate or equivalency. Official transcripts required.
4. United States high school general chemistry (1 credit), CHE 011   (non-credit), or a college-level chemistry (CHE 111  or CHE 103 ) with a grade of C or better. If home schooled, the high school curriculum must be under a recognized umbrella organization with the supervision of a state-approved curriculum. AACC may require a course syllabus so that our chemistry department chair can review and approve the curriculum.
   CHE 011  or CHE 111  or CHE 103  is eligible for Health Manpower Shortage Tuition Waiver.
5. Take the Arithmetic Placement Test and receive a score of 27 or higher by the application deadline or enroll in MAT 005  and complete it with a grade of C or better by the application deadline.
6. Prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of C in each course by the end of the fall semester in which you apply for selection.
7. Foreign educated students: must have their college and high school transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators: ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators) at www.ece.org or WES (World Education Services) at www.wes.org.
8. Foreign educated students: must successfully pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550 (213 is the equivalent computer score and 79 is the equivalent Internet based score) OR must have completed the ENG 111 /ENG 112  or ENG 115 /ENG 116  or ENG 121  course sequence with grades of “C” or better prior to applying to the  Practical Nursing program. Anne Arundel Community College’s code for TOEFL is 5019.

Selection Criteria

Students will be admitted to the practical nursing course sequence each spring as the number of students permit. Applications received by deadline will be assured consideration based on space availability. Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis. Applications will be available after June 1 in the Health Sciences office, Florestano Building Room 100 and on the college website. To be considered for conditional acceptance applicants must meet the following criteria:

• First consideration will be given to candidates whose resident address is in Anne Arundel County for at least three months prior to the application deadline date.
• Must satisfactorily complete all academic and admission requirements.
• Must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college.
• All prerequisites and chemistry requirement must be complete by the end of the fall term in which you apply for selection.
• Final selection for the practical nursing course sequence will be based on the criteria described in the nursing department admission requirements available at a program information session.
• Final acceptance into the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check, satisfactory completion of a health examination record, and submission of current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification card. Information and deadline for completion will be sent in applicant’s conditional acceptance packet. These are not to be completed prior to acceptance notification.

Technical Standards

Students who are conditionally accepted to this program of study will be required to submit a Health Examination Record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences, and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.

CPR

Students must successfully complete the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR course by designated deadline.

Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening

This program requires the satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and possible drug screening. For complete details, see the Health Sciences  section of this catalog.

Enrollment Restrictions

State requirements and limitations of hospital facilities necessitate enrollment restrictions. An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor may not be eligible for licensure as a Practical Nurse. Students enrolled in the nursing course sequence are required to comply with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act.

Readmission to the Practical Nursing Course Sequence

Students who leave or are dismissed from the nursing course sequence may address a written petition for readmission to the department director. Readmission cannot be assured and is based on the criteria described in the readmission requirements available in the Health Sciences office. Requests for readmission must be received by the nursing department by August 1 for the spring term readmission. Prior nursing courses must have been taken within the previous two years.

Transfer to Associate Nursing Programs

Practical nursing graduates may transfer up to 30 general education credits to state associate nursing programs. For additional requirements, see the program to which you are transferring.

Mathematics: 3 credits

See General Education Mathematics Requirements  for a list of approved courses.

Total credit hours: 14

Term 1 - Summer

• LPN 180-Fundamentals of Practical Nursing 8 credit hours

Term 2 - Fall

• LPN 193-Adult and Child Health Concepts in Practical Nursing 10 credit hours

Term 3 - Spring

• LPN 194-Women, Newborns, Mental Health and Integration of Concepts in Practical Nursing 9 credit hours