ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA Fall 2015 Not Official Information Please Check All Information With The Program

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PRACTICAL NURSING

Program Nursing Entrance Test

Nurse Assisting Requirement

Urine Drug Screen

Prerequisites Other Finger printing

Brown Mackie

College - Tucson TEAS NO

Yes; Pre clinical and for cause

NONE HS OR GED, Health and

Safety documentation, Background Check, CPR

YES

East Valley Institute of Technology

TEAS/Test of Essential Academic Skills min

60% over all

Yes

Pre-clinical and for cause

AZBN Nursing Assistant Certification

General Biology: 1yr.H.S. or 1 semester College,

Algebra: 2 yrs. HS or 1yr. College.

Healthcare provider CPR DPS Fingerprint clearance

card

Immunization documentation 18 years old,

HS grad or GED Medical Clearance

YES

Estrella Mountain CC/SouthWest

Skill Center Practical Nursing

Program

Yes No

HS or GED; CPR Certification

TABE Math 10th grade level Reading 11th grade level

YES

Fortis College Yes

HESI A2

No Yes None

HS or GED CPR Immunizations

YES DPS

Background Check

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GateWay Community

College Fast Track Practical Nursing

HESI AZ 75% Min Math & English Comp

MCCD Nurse Assisting

Course Or NA Certificate

Pre-Program admission

and For Cause

None (NA Requirement)

HS or GED, Health and Safety documentation, Background Check, CPR,

Level One FCC

YES

Mohave Community College Practical Nursing Program

TEAS 57.3%

Yes- must be current CNA or

equivalent

Yes

Medical Terminology (HES 113); Allied Health Anatomy & Physiology (HES 129); OR Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 201

& 202)

GPA 2.5 on pre-reqs; 3 Positive References

YES - DPS Card

Required

Pima CC – Center for Training/Dev Practical Nursing

No

NA is the first course in the PN Program,

but, the applicant may advance place past this course

if they have an active AZ CNA

or have passed an ASBN-approved NA

Yes Pre-clinical and cause

None

HS or GED Compass

Reading-90; Writing-60; Pre-Algebra-35

or Algebra-25 Health & Immunization

Documentation

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ASSOCIATE DEGREE RN

Brown Mackie College Phoenix

HESI A2 AZ 75% Min

Math & English Comp NO

None

HS OR GED, Health and Safety documentation, Background Check, CPR

YES

Breckinridge School of Nursing & Health

Sciences @ ITT Technical

Institute

HESI A2 must achieve a minimum of 50% in math and a composite score of 75% or greater to pass. Testing in four

areas: Reading, Comprehension; Grammar; Vocabulary

and Math

No

Prior to clinical and for cause

None

16 yo ≥ HS diploma or GED All course work must be passed with “B” or better.

All transfer General Education courses that match

ITT’s comparable course description must be “B” or better to transfer, Sciences only transferable 5 years old

or less.

Background Check 45 days prior to clinical acceptance before the 4th_{quarter. Profile} must be completed within 24

hours of receipt of link

Level One AZDPS fingerprint card prior to

completing 3rd_quarter

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Carrington College

Kaplan Entrance Exam Composite score >62%

(35th_{percentile) on} Math, Reading, Writing

No Yes

Human Anatomy and Physiology I&II(BIO 200 & 204); Microbiology (BIO 205); College Mathematics (MAT 121); English

Composition (ENG 113); Introduction to Sociology (SOC 113); Introduction to Psychology

(PSY 113); Introduction to Communication (COM 131)

HS or GED Level 1 DPS card prior to clinical; Immunizations prior

to clinical; Letter

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ASSOCIATE DEGREE MULTIPLE EXIT

Arizona Western College

HESI Adm Exam 75% English Composite, Math, Overall Cumulative

AZBN certification

Yes (F03)

ENG 101, BIO 201 (A&P) Eligibility for MAT 142 or higher

CPT-R (80)

GPA 2.5 or greater YES

Central Arizona College

HESI Exam Reading 80% Math 80%, Grammar 80%, Vocabulary 80%;

A and P 70%

Yes with AZBN certification

Yes

Chem 130 for Bio 205 BIO 156 or 181 for BIO 201

BIO 201/202

Reading Competence (HESI) Eligible for MAT 141, ENG 101

GPA 2.75 College transcripts certified background check

CPR Certification (AHA) TB, Current Vaccines

Top 30 candidates Health Insurance

YES

Cochise College

HESI admission

exam

Minimum 80%

Reading/English

Minimum 80% Math

No Yes;

Random

Eng 101; Eng 102; BIO 201 (B

or better); BIO 202 (B or better);

Nur 203/Pharm (B or better)

CPR, Transcripts,

Background check

YES

Coconino Community

College

HESI PreAdm overall composite > 80% No

physics

Yes With AZBN Certificate

Yes For Cause

ENG 101, CHM 130 BIO 201, MAT 142, NUR 110/111

CPR; Minimum GPA 2.75 School selects the top 20 candidates for admission based on HESI and other application requirement

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Eastern Arizona College

HESI AZ Overall Composite >75, English composite >75, math >75, language and sciences >50; min Math

& Reading above national average

CNA Certificate

Number

Yes & for cause

CHM 130 or higher preferred “C” or better CHM138 (Biochemistry for Nurses) PSY101,

BIO 201, BIO 202

Test into college algebra AHA, CPR certification, Reading competency at 76 Compass grade level or above

YES DPS Finger-

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MaricopaNursing at

Chandler-Gilbert Community

College

HESI A2 Min. 80% English

composite; Min 75% math

No

Admission to program

and for cause

MAT140, 141, or 142 – College Math* BIO156/181 – Biology or HS biology

CHM130 or HS chemistry BIO201-Human Anatomy and Physiology I

ENG101 or 107 First Year Composition Co-requisites:

PSY 101- Introduction to Psychology CRE101 – Critical reading or test exempt

Humanities elective (2 cr) ENG 102 or 108- First Year Composition BIO202- Human Anatomy and Physiology II

BIO205 - Microbiology *Students admitted into the MaricopaNursing Program for Fall, 2015 and Spring, 2016, AND

who completed MAT120 as an admission requirement, may complete the program without completing MAT142 as a graduation requirement, by

waiver of the program director.

HS grad or GED Healthcare provider CPR

Current vaccines/TB test Health Care Provider Form

Supplemental background check

Level One FCC

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MaricopaNursing at Estrella Community

College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

MaricopaNursing at GateWay Community

College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

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MaricopaNursing at Glendale Community

College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

MaricopaNursing at Mesa Community

College

No

and for cause

who completed MAT120 as an admission requirement, may complete the program without

Level one FCC

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MaricopaNursing at Paradise

Valley Community

College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

MaricopaNursing at Phoenix

College Community

College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

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MaricopaNursing at Scottsdale

Community College

No

and for cause

Level one FCC

Mohave Community

College

TEAS Test cut score cut score 70

CNA not required but

“weights” allowed for

clinical healthcare experience

Yes

BIO100 or higher CHM130

TRM 091, PCS021, TRE 029 (pre-requisites for Chem)

(if in process, conditional admission noting need to be successful)

Can demonstrate competency in BIO 100 (All students must have attained an appropriate score on Assessment Test or

have successfully completed PCS021 Reading Stage 2, TRE 089 Transitional English and TRM 089 Transitional Math prior to application to the Nursing Program

GPA 2.85 on co-requisites & pre-reqs; Extra weight AZ

resident & 3 positive references PreCheck with admission

packet

YES DPS card

required for adm.

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Pima Community College

HESI Admission Test

No

Yes Pre-Clinical And For

Cause

May assess CHM130, BIO201-202 (B avg, cannot assess must take)

Reading 112 (may assess) MAT122 (may assess)

Psych 101

CPR

DPS criminal background check

Immunizations

YES

Pima Medical Institute Mesa Campus

 Computerized Nurse Admission Test—HESI A2 at or above 78% minimum

 HESI A2

Reading, Grammar and

Vocabulary independently

at or above 85%

 HESI A2 Math at or above

65%

 HESI A2

Critical Thinking at or

above 55%

No

Pre-Admission

, Pre-Clinical, And For

Cause

 Math Exam at or above 80%

 Timed Wonderlich Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge Exam

at or above 25 out of 50

 CPR Class C Certification;

 HS Graduation or GED;

 Other non-academic admission requirements: health

exam, work experience, interview,

learner-style assessment

 Merit Based Point System at or above

30 points Immunization Documentation

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Pima Medical Institute Tucson Campus

Computerized Nurse Admission Test— Kaplan at or above 63% overall minimum

(Must also meet minimum section scores, 68% Reading, 55% Math, 43%

Writing, 45% Critical Thinking)

No

Pre-Clinical And For

Cause

None

Math Exam at or above 80% Timed Wonderlich English/Logic Exam at or

above 23 out of 50 CPR Certification; HS or GED; Other non-academic

admission requirements: health exam, interview, learner-style assessment Immunization Documentation

YES

Yavapai College LPN exit option

3rd_semester completion of module online

course

HESI Pre-Entrance Exam

Scores must be 75 or greater in Math, Anatomy and Physiology,

Reading Comprehension and English Language Composite to

be eligible for application.

CNA, NA Class, or equivalent

Pre-Admission

and For Cause

BIO 156 or BIO 181 BIO 201 MAT 142 OR 152

ENG 101

(All science and math courses must be within 10 years of admission)

HS or GED, CPR certification, Health clearance, Negative TB test,

Current immunizations or titers, Fingerprint clearance

card, Background check

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BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

Prerequisites Other Finger Printing

Arizona College

TEAS – Test of Essential Academic Skills

No Yes

*Minimum prerequisite GPA

of 2.75 or higher

* 3.0 GPA or higher in 3 of 4

required science courses

and statistics

50 Credit Hours:

BIO201/202/205, CHM130,

ENG101/102/215,FON241,

HCR220/230/240/MAT151,

PSY101/230/240

*Physical exam and health

clearance

* Immunity to measles,

mumps, rubella, varicella,

Hepatitis B or declination

*TDAP within last 10 yrs.

*Annual TB screening

*Annual influenza

vaccination

*Health Insurance

*Liability Insurance

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Arizona State University (Meeting the

minimum requirements

does not guarantee admission to the nursing program)

Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) – minimum

score =58.7%

No Yes

o Minimum pre-requisite GPA >3.25

o International English Language Proficiency: minimum score of

540 (paper-based) or 207 (computer-based) or 76 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foriegn Language

(TOEFL)

o 57 credit hours o ASU 101, BIO 201/202, CDE

232, CHM 101, ENG 101/102, HCR 210, HCR 220, HCR 230,

HCR 240, MAT 142, MIC 205/206, NTR 241, PGS 101,

Humanities and fine arts or Social and Behavioral Science

elective, CS statistics elective

Grade of ‘C’ or better is required

o Students may be admitted to the Nursing major as

first time full-time freshmen or they may compete for placement in the upper division nursing major upon completion of pre-requisites and TEAS

testing.

o Students admitted to the nursing major as first time

full-time freshmen must maintain continuing eligibility requirements to

advance to the nursing major, or they may compete for clinical placement in the nursing

major. o Health and Safety

requirements including: CPR, annual TB screening, proof of

immunizations or

DPS Level 1 Fingerprint

clearance Federal and

State Background

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Brookline College School

of Nursing

HESI Nursing Entrance

Test Composite score of

75

No

If agency requires in

pre clinical or

for cause

A&P I; A&P II; microbiology

statistics; developmental psych CPR

YES DHR &

full

Background

Chamberlain College of

Nursing

HESI A2 No Yes Not to program Student Compliance

GPA 2.75 min

Background fingerprint

card

Grand Canyon University

HESI Admission

Exam No

Yes

completed after admission

prior to first clinical (random)

English (8) credits- A&P (8), Pathophysiology (4), Chemistry, (4)

Microbiology (4), Psychology, (4) Nutrition (4), Algebra (4), Sociology (4), Statistics (4);

Lifespan Development (4) Grade of C is required in all prerequisites. Only 2 prerequisites

may be failed and retaken for acceptance.

Prerequisite --3.0 GPA CPR Health Requirements

Health Insurance Neg TB Screen Current Vaccines

Back- ground Check Finger print

card

Northern Arizona University

Kaplan Admission

Exam No

No; may be required by clinical

ENG 105, PSY 230 or STA 270, MAT 114, CHM 130 or BIO 181, BIO 201, BIO 205, BIO

202

PSY 101, PSY 240 (Lifespan Dev) NTS 256 or Human Nutrition

Minimum of 3.0 in all pre-requisite courses

CPR, TB, immunization requirements, health clearance, health & liability

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University Of Arizona

No

No No

One year English composition; one year chemistry plus laboratory; one year anatomy and physiology; one

microbiology course; one introductory biology course; one

human nutrition course; one statistics course; one lifespan

development course. (all college level)

3.0 minimum pre-requisite GPA.; 3.0 minimum

cumulative

GPA(postsecondary course work);

YES

University Of Phoenix (LPN to BSN)

Considering LPN license/good

standing Science GPA 3.0

AZ test Overall GPA 2.5 admit to university

TEAS Score as of 10/01/13 Per policy all general

education requirements must be

met before starting nursing core.

Not required

Not required Dependent

upon clinical

site

All gen ed completed prior to adm. to NUR

Require completion of LPN program;

If not in past 3 years, must

re-take 3cr Human Growth Devel, 8

cr. A&P, 4 cr. Micro, 3 cr.

Nutrition, 3 cr. Patho. [Must

have 60 credits to start nursing

course]

Non-academic disclosure form (defines physical,

mental and licensing information); English literacy

requirement (TOEFL); Unencumbered LPN license

Disclosure agreement of criminal background check medical immunizations, CPR

TEAS V cut scores – aggregate of 58.7 and a

science of 45.8

YES Dependent

upon clinical site

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MASTERS DEGREE

University of Arizona (Masters Entry

into Nursing Practice)