BADNAP: 07 18 Prspective Baccalaureate t ADN Accelerated Pathway Nursing Student Dear Student, Thank yu fr yur interest in the Baccalaureate t ADN Accelerated Pathway f the Assciate Degree Nursing Prgram at Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege (OCCC). The OCCC nursing prgram has cntinued full apprval by the Oklahma Bard f Nursing fr five years. The mst recent review by the Bard f Nursing was February 2014. The prgram has cntinuing accreditatin by the Accreditatin Cmmissin fr Educatin in Nursing (ACEN), Inc. (3343 Peachtree Rad NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326; phne (404) 975-5000; Web site: www.acenursing.rg). The mst recent review by ACEN was February 2014. The next re-accreditatin visit will ccur in spring 2022. Required dcumentatin will als be sent t OBN at that time T be eligible fr the accelerated pathway, yu must have earned a baccalaureate r higher degree in a discipline ther than nursing, frm a reginally accredited institutin f higher educatin. If yu have a degree frm a cllege r university in anther cuntry, the OCCC Registrar s Office will prvide the determinatin as t whether that degree is recgnized as equivalent t ne frm a reginally accredited cllege r university. The Assciate f Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Nursing requires seventy-ne t seventy-tw (71-72) credit hurs, including thirty-six (36) in nursing majr cursewrk. Graduates f this state apprved prgram are eligible t apply fr the Natinal Cuncil Licensure Examinatin fr Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The enclsed infrmatin prvides an verview f prgram requirements. In additin t being admitted t the Cllege, yu must apply t be admitted t the nursing prgram. All applicatins must be submitted nline, via the NursingCAS system. The link t this applicatin service is: https://nursingcas.liaisncas.cm/applicantux/#/lgin The deadline fr cmpleted applicatins fr the Summer entry, submitted t NursingCAS, the first Friday in February at 10:59 p.m., Central Standard Time (11:59 p.m. EASTERN Time). The deadline fr cmpleted applicatins fr the Spring entry, submitted t NursingCAS, the secnd Friday in September at 10:59pm, Central Standard Time (11:59 p.m. EASTERN Time). Prir t submitting an applicatin, it wuld be helpful if yu schedule time t speak with an Academic Advisr. Yu may meet with an Academic Advisr in the Office f Academic Advising, lcated in the main building acrss frm Admissins. N appintment is required, but yu may request ne by calling 682-7535. The Academic Advisr will prvide yu infrmatin n the applicatin prcess. It is imprtant that yu realize this pathway requires that yu cmplete ALL general educatin and supprt curses (except POLSC 1113- American Federal Gvernment) in the curriculum prir t the start f NUR 1519 (Nursing Prcess I). In additin, all curse substitutins must be apprved prir t the applicatin deadline. Cursewrk fr this pathway will begin the first week f the summer term. Each f the fur cre nursing majr curses will be taught in 8-week perids instead f the usual 16-week perids. The accelerated pathway will be an intense and demanding prgram f study as it allws qualified students t cmplete the AAS degree in March fllwing June admissin r Octber fllwing a January admissin. The thery cmpnent f the nursing curses will include up t ne-half f the cntent in webenhanced r nline independent studies. In additin, there will be ne six (6) hur thery day each week plus clinical experiences that vary frm 20 t 24 hurs weekly. A maximum f 45 students will be admitted per chrt. Applicants will be ranked fr selectin accrding t verall retentin grade pint average after all basic applicatin requirements are met. Applicatin requirements include a minimum cllege retentin grade pint average f 2.5 and a minimum scre f 70 n the Test f Essential Academic Skills (TEAS Versin V). The TEAS scre must be n lder than tw years frm the applicatin deadline and may be taken a maximum f tw times per applicatin perid. Infrmatin n the TEAS test may be btained frm the OCCC Test Center, 682-1611, ext. 7321. 1
Due t clinical agency requirements, the Divisin f Health Prfessins requires an extensive natinwide Backgrund Reprt which includes, but is nt limited t, Oklahma State Bureau f Investigatin (OSBI) backgrund searches fr sex ffender, vilent ffender, and criminal histry. The student is respnsible fr the $65.00 cst f the Backgrund Reprt, which must be paid by credit card r mney rder nly. Clinical agency representative(s) review the reprts that have criminal histry. The facility alne can accept r deny clinical access t a student. If a student is denied access t clinical sites he/she will be unable t successfully cmplete the curse r the prgram. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require an additinal extensive Natinwide Backgrund Check. Drug testing is als required fr all students in the Divisin f Health Prfessins. Each student must have a drug test prir t the first clinical assignment. The $40.00 cst is included with tuitin and ther fees paid in the Bursar s ffice. Failure f the drug test, as cnfirmed by the Medical Review Officer, will give the student nly tw chices: withdrawal frm the curse r a grade f F in the curse in which the student is currently enrlled. Students may apply fr readmissin based n the applicatin prcedure fr the nursing prgram, but readmissin is nt guaranteed. Failure f a secnd drug test will result in dismissal frm the prgram with n pprtunity fr readmissin t any f the Health Prfessins Divisin s prgrams. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require an additinal test. It is als imprtant t infrm applicants wh are Oklahma Licensed Practical Nurses r Advanced Unlicensed Assistants that a psitive drug screen result must be reprted t the Oklahma Bard f Nursing fr the prtectin f the public. Additinal infrmatin regarding bth the extensive natinwide Backgrund Reprt and drug testing requirements will be frwarded t students selected fr admissin t the prgram. Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege cmplies with Sectin 504 f the Rehabilitatin Act & the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities wh seek academic adjustments/accmmdatins must make their request by cntacting the ffice f Student Supprt Services lcated n the first flr f the main building near SEM entry 3 r by calling 405-682-7520. All academic adjustments/ accmmdatins must be apprved by Student Supprt Services. Each ptential nursing student must recgnize that he/she must be able t meet all curse bjectives and perfrm all required skills at the level designated as cmpetent in rder t successfully cmplete the prgram. Each student must als meet all requirements fr clinical placement. Clinicals fr the BADNAP pathway are 2 days per week, predminantly n the weekends r may ccur during the weekdays fr sme semesters. Students are nt guaranteed any specific clinical day r facility. Additinal infrmatin fr applicants t the prgram frm the Oklahma Bard f Nursing: The Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege nursing prgram is apprved by the Oklahma Bard f Nursing. Graduates f this state-apprved prgram are eligible t apply t write the Natinal Cuncil Licensure Examinatin (NCLEX) fr registered nurses. Applicants fr Oklahma licensure must meet all state and federal requirements t hld an Oklahma license t practice nursing. In additin t cmpleting a state-apprved nursing educatin prgram that meets educatinal requirements and successfully passing the licensure examinatin, requirements include submissin f an applicatin fr licensure, a criminal histry recrds search, and evidence f citizenship r qualified alien status. T be granted a license an applicant must have the legal right t be in the United States (United States Cde Chapter 8, Sectin 1621). In additin, Oklahma law nly allws a license t be issued t U.S. citizens, U.S. natinals, and legal permanent resident aliens. Other qualified aliens may be issued a temprary license that is valid until the expiratin f their visa status, r if there is n expiratin date, fr ne year. Applicants wh are qualified aliens must present t the Bard ffice, in persn, valid dcumentary evidence f: A valid, unexpired immigrant r nnimmigrant visa status fr admissin int the U.S.; A pending r apprved applicatin fr asylum in the U.S.; Admissin int the U.S. in refugee status; A pending r apprved applicatin fr temprary prtected status in the U.S.; Apprved deferred actin status; r A pending applicatin fr adjustment f status t legal permanent residence status r cnditinal resident status. 2
Applicants in the abve six categries will nly be eligible t receive a license card that is valid fr the time perid f their authrized stay in the U.S., r if there is nt date f end t the time perid f their authrized stay, fr ne year. The license card is required t indicate that it is temprary. The infrmatin will be verified thrugh the Systematic Alien Verificatin fr Entitlements (SAVE) Prgram, perated by the U.S. Department f Hmeland Security. The Oklahma Bard f Nursing has the right t deny a license t an individual with a histry f criminal backgrund, disciplinary actin n anther health-related license r certificatin, r judicial declaratin f mental incmpetence. These cases are cnsidered n an individual basis at the time applicatin fr licensure is made, with the exceptin f felny cnvictins. An individual with a felny cnvictin cannt apply fr licensure fr at least five years after cmpletin f all sentencing terms, including prbatin and suspended sentences, unless a presidential r gubernatrial pardn is received. Additinal infrmatin may be btained at www.k.gv/nursing. CLINICAL INFORMATION The fllwing are the immunizatin and health recrds currently required t attend clinical. These recrds are subject t change as clinical agencies update their requirements. All requirements must remain current thrughut the semester. 1. All students must be currently certified in American Heart Assciatin Healthcare Prvider CPR prir t enrllment in any nursing curse. Online CPR training is nly acceptable if it includes hands-n skill check-ff and is American Heart Assciatin Healthcare Prvider CPR. CPR certificatin is gd fr the perid indicated n yur card. Hwever, it must be current fr the entire semester in which the student is enrlling. E.g., if yur CPR certificatin expires in the middle f a semester, yu must renew prir t the first day f class fr that semester. 2. All nursing students must present prf f the fllwing immunizatins and health recrds. Infrmatin is available in the Health Prfessins Divisin ffice n where the tests and required immunizatins can be btained. In additin t these sites, yur persnal health care prvider, area hspitals with emplyee health services r the Cunty Health Department in yur cmmunity may be resurces and can answer yur questins abut these requirements. 3. Tw MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccinatins OR Psitive titers fr measles, mumps and rubella are required. 4. Tw Varicella vaccinatins OR ne psitive Varicella titer 5. Three Hepatitis B vaccinatins OR Hep B waiver OR One psitive Hep B titer Nte: If titers are equivcal, vaccinatins will be required. 6. Tw negative TB skin tests, given within the last 12-mnth perid prir t beginning clinicals. The test must remain current the entire semester (TB tests are gd fr ne calendar year), n exceptins. OR Dcumented psitive TB test with dcumented negative (-) chest x-ray AND negative (-) annual review f symptms which will remain current the entire semester. Students with a nn-negative TB test must submit a signed Clearance fr Public Cntact Statement frm the Cunty Health Department if the nn-negative TB test results are recent. Please cntact the Divisin ffice if yu have questins regarding yur nn-negative test results. OR TB Quantifern Gld (T-Spt) Bld Test with negative results. 3
Imprtant: A PPD can be applied befre r n the same day that MMR r varicella vaccine is given. Hwever, if MMR vaccine is given n the previus day r earlier, the PPD shuld be delayed fr at least ne mnth. Live measles vaccine given prir t the applicatin f a PPD can reduce the reactivity f the skin test because f mild suppressin f the immune system (Reference: CDC). 7. Seasnal flu vaccinatin dcumentatin OR signed flu vaccinatin declinatin statement. Student must have either physician statement fr medical reasns r minister s statement fr religius reasn if vaccine is nt received. 8. Due t clinical agency requirements, the Divisin f Health Prfessins requires an extensive natinwide Backgrund Reprt which includes, but is nt limited t, Oklahma State Bureau f Investigatin (OSBI) backgrund searches fr sex ffender, vilent ffender, and criminal histry. The student is respnsible fr the cst f the Backgrund Reprt, which must be paid by credit card r mney rder nly. Clinical agency representative(s) review the reprts that have any criminal histry (r hits n the designated areas f cncern ). The agency alne can accept r deny clinical access t a student. If a student is denied access t clinical sites, he/she will be unable t successfully cmplete the curse r the prgram. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require anther cmplete Backgrund Reprt. 9. Drug testing is required fr all students in the Divisin f Health Prfessins. Each student must have a drug test prir t the first clinical assignment. The fee is an additinal ne which will be paid with tuitin and ther fees fr the semester in the prgram where actual clinical assignments begin. Psitive drug test results must be cleared by the Medical Review Officer befre the student can attend clinical. Failure f the drug test, as cnfirmed by the Medical Review Officer will require the student t withdraw frm the curse. Students may apply fr readmissin based n the applicatin prcedure fr the nursing prgram, but readmissin is nt guaranteed. Failure f a secnd drug test will result in dismissal frm the prgram with n pprtunity fr readmissin t any f the Health Prfessins Divisin s prgrams. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require an additinal drug test. The licensing agencies require that any criminal histry r psitive drug testing results be reprted t the apprpriate licensing agency. 10. All students enrlled in nursing cursewrk with a clinical cmpnent must have Accidental Medical and Prfessinal Liability Insurance. The cst f the insurance plicy (at the time f this printing) is $31.02 fr ne calendar year and is purchased in the Bursar s ffice during nrmal hurs f peratin. HIPAA requirements are fllwed at the Cllege. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 1. Tuitin and Prgram Csts (see enclsed Estimated Csts fr Nursing prgram) All students seeking financial aid shuld cntact the Student Financial Supprt Services ffice at OCCC (682-7527) as early as pssible, indicating the prgram ptin fr which yu are applying. Further infrmatin is available nline at http://www.ccc.edu/financialaid/financial-aid-intr.html 2. NESA Requirements All students must view the required NESA (Nursing Educatrs and Service Administratrs) vides and pass the NESA exam, with a scre f 85%, annually prir t attending clinical rtatins. 3. myclinicalexchange myclinicalexchange is prvided t facilitate the cperative scheduling, crdinatin and arrangement f clinical rtatin schedules and pprtunities amng hspitals, schls and students. Infrmatin available n myclinicalexchange includes hspital rientatin material and the student s weekly clinical assignment. T serve this 4
end, the student is required t create an accunt with myclinicalexchange, which will be accessible t crdinatrs, staff and ther administratrs (wh have access t the service) at yur schl and at the varius hspitals where yu are scheduled fr clinical rtatins. The cst t students fr myclinicalexchange is $36.50 per year due at the time f registratin n myclinicalexchange. Students will be ntified f the need t update their accunt yearly, if necessary. Failure t register will result in the student being unable t attend clinical, which may affect prgressin in the nursing prgram. Students may register fr myclinicalexchange at: https://www.myclinicalexchange.cm 4. Cmputer Based Testing All students are required t pay fr and utilize a testing prgram t supprt their learning and enhance the nursing curriculum. The cst f this prgram is included in yur enrllment fees. Assessment Technlgies Institute prvides multiple benefits t students including tutrials, review mdules, benchmark testing thrughut the prgram, and a cmprehensive assessment/remediatin plan fr the NCLEX-RN exam. 5. Cmputer Requirements Students are required t purchase their wn cmputer device t use thrughut the entire nursing prgram. The cmputer requirements can be fund at the fllwing links: SfTest V11- https://examsft.frce.cm/etcmmunity/s/article/examplify-minimum-system-requirements Windws- https://examsft.frce.cm/emcmmunity/s/article/examplify-minimum-system-requirements-fr- Windws Mac OS X https://examsft.frce.cm/emcmmunity/s/article/examplify-minimum-system-requirements-fr-mac- OS-X ipad https://examsft.frce.cm/emcmmunity/s/article/examplify-fr-ipad-minimum-system-requirements 6. Class/Clinical Time Requirements All nursing curses required in the Baccalaureate t ADN Pathway have thery, clinical and clinical campus lab requirements. Clinicals are predminately n the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) thrughut the entire prgram. As previusly nted, yu can expect t be in class ne six (6) hur day each week plus 20 t 24 hurs weekly in clinical (hspitals/ther health care agencies) r clinical campus lab (nursing campus labratry r human patient simulatr lab n campus). In additin t the regular class times, yu will be expected t spend at least six (6) mre hurs weekly in web-enhanced curriculum wrk. We are very excited t ffer this special pathway f the nursing prgram and anticipate wrking with a mature grup f adult learners with psitive academic histries. We are als pleased t help yu meet yur educatinal and career gals thrugh this innvative apprach. As yu prceed with yur plans t enter the nursing prgram, please let me knw if I can prvide yu with assistance. Sincerely, Shelley Miller, MSN, RN Nursing Prgram Directr 5
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING PROGRAM CURRICULUM PATTERN BACCALAUREATE TO ADN ACCELERATED PATHWAY Requirements t btain an Assciate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing, accelerated baccalaureate t assciate degree nurse pathway, are 36 credit hurs in nursing curses, 19-20 credit hurs in general educatin curses, 3 credit hurs in life skills curse, and 13 credit hurs in cursewrk designated as supprt curses. All general educatin and supprt cursewrk (including the apprval f any curse substitutins) must be successfully cmpleted by the start f NUR 1519 with the exceptin f POLSC 1113. A minimum grade f C must be achieved in all curses required fr this degree, with the exceptin f POLSC 1113 and HIST 1483 r 1493 (a grade f D is minimum). The Prgram is apprved by the Oklahma Bard f Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditatin Cmmissin fr Educatin in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Rad NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326 (www.acenursing.rg). Upn cmpletin f the fllwing curriculum, the graduate will be eligible t apply fr licensure by examinatin (NCLEX-RN) in Oklahma, any ther state in the United States, and ther jurisdictins specified by the Natinal Cuncil f State Bards f Nursing (www.ncsbn.rg). Applicants fr Oklahma licensure must meet all state and federal requirements t hld an Oklahma license t practice nursing. Other states and jurisdictins will specify their requirements fr licensure. Applicants with ne r mre felny cnvictins cannt apply fr licensure fr at least 5 years after cmpletin f all sentencing terms, including prbatin and suspended sentences, unless a presidential r gubernatrial pardn is received. Please check http://k.gv/nursing/nclex2.html website fr mre infrmatin. SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE Entry Semester CREDIT HOURS *CHEM 1123 Survey f General, Organic and Bichemistry AND 3 *CHEM 1131 Labratry fr Survey f General, Organic and Bichemistry OR 1 *CHEM 1115 General Chemistry I 5 *BIO 1314 Human Anatmy and Physilgy I 4 *ENGL 1113 English Cmpsitin I 3 *BIO 1023 Intrductry Nutritin 3 *PSY 1113 Intrductin t Psychlgy 3 17-18 Secnd Semester *BIO 1414 Human Anatmy and Physilgy II 4 *ENGL 1213 English Cmpsitin II 3 *BIO 2125 Micrbilgy 5 *HIST 1483 U.S. Histry t 1877 OR 3 *HIST 1493 U.S. Histry 1877 t Present 3 15 Third Semester **+NUR 1519 Nursing Prcess I 9 9 Furth Semester +NUR 1525 Nursing Prcess II-Medical Surgical Nursing II 5 +NUR 1524 Nursing Prcess II-Care f the Childbearing Family 4 +NUR 2534 Nursing Prcess III-Mental Health Nursing 4 +NUR 2535 Nursing Prcess III-Medical Surgical Nursing III 5 18 Fifth Semester +NUR 2549 Nursing Prcess IV 9 POLS 1113 American Federal Gvernment 3 12 Ttal Degree Hurs Required 71-72 *Must be cmpleted prir t start f NUR 1519. 6
**Selective admissins required. ***All students must pass the Test f Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) with a scre f 70% fr applicatin eligibility. +All Nursing majr curses have pre- and c-requisite curses which are listed with the Curse Descriptins in the OCCC Catalg. These curses als have clinical cmpnents which require purchase f liability insurance, immunizatins and health recrds, registratin and payment fr the Clinical Hub, a clinical unifrm, and transprtatin t clinical sites. Due t clinical facility requirements, the Divisin f Health Prfessins requires an extensive natinwide Backgrund Reprt which includes, but is nt limited t, Oklahma State Bureau f Investigatin (OSBI) backgrund searches fr sex ffender, vilent ffender, and criminal histry. The student is respnsible fr the cst f the Backgrund Reprt, which must be paid by credit card r mney rder nly. Clinical agency representative(s) review the reprts that have any criminal histry (r hits n the designated areas f cncern ). The facility alne can accept r deny clinical access t a student. If a student is denied access t clinical sites, he/she will be unable t successfully cmplete the curse r the prgram. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require anther cmplete Backgrund Reprt. Drug testing is als required fr all students in the Divisin f Health Prfessins. Each student must have a drug test prir t the first clinical assignment. The fee will be paid in additin t the tuitin and ther fees fr the semester in the prgram where actual clinical assignments begin. Additinal drug tests may be perfrmed as necessary. Any break in cntinuus enrllment will require an additinal drug test. AUAs and LPNs with psitive drug screen results must be reprted t the Oklahma Bard f Nursing. All applicants t the nursing prgram wh hld a nursing license r AUA certificatin must be unencumbered fr admissin and prgressin in the prgram. Graduates f the nursing prgram must als meet the requirements f the Oklahma Bard f Nursing fr licensure, which include but are nt limited t criminal histry search and passing the licensure exam. Further infrmatin can be btained at www.k.gv/nursing. 7
Nursing BADNAP Pathway Estimated Csts 1st Semester 2nd Semester Rev: 6-2018 3rd Semester 4th Semester Tuitin and Fees: In-state resident tuitin: ($130.29/credit hur) $1,172.61 $1,172.61 $1,172.61 $ 1,172.61 Nn-resident tuitin: ($314.72/credit hur) $2,832.48 $2,832.48 $2,832.48 $ 2,832.48 Lab Fee $ 175.00 $ 185.00 $ 105.00 $ 30.00 Equipment Fee $ 45.00 $ 45.00 $ 25.00 $ 45.00 Online Prgram Access: Standardized Testing (ATI) $ 172.00 $ 142.00 $ 142.00 $ 142.00 ExamSft-Online Testing $ 35.00 $ 35.00 SafeMedicate $ 55.00 SimChart Access $ 139.00 Textbks: Required $ 557.00 $ 91.95 $ 141.90 $ - Optinal $ 470.55 $ - $ - $ 154.95 Clinical Requirements: Immunizatins and/r Bld Tests $ 250.00 CPR Certificatin $ 50.00 Drug Testing Fee (included with tuitin and ther fees.) $ 40.00 Backgrund Check $ 65.00 Student Liability Insurance $ 31.02 Clinical Management Platfrm (myclinicalexchange) $ 36.50 Miscellaneus: Unifrms, Shes $ 225.00 Equipment: scissrs, stethescpe, pen light $ 100.00 Student Nurses Assciatin Membership $ 66.00 Resident $ 3,464.68 $ 1,406.56 $ 1,491.51 $ 1,469.56 Nn-Resident $ 5,344.55 $ 3,296.43 $ 3,281.38 $ 3,204.43 Ttal: Resident $ 7,832.31 Ttal: Nn-Resident $ 15,126.79 The abve cst estimate is fr the Nursing curses ONLY and des nt include expenses attached t the general educatin and supprt curses. *Students repeating any curse will be required t purchase nly thse supplies needed t cmplete their lab kit. Gradua tin Expenses Nursing Schl Pin.. $ 40.00 Cap and Gwn.. $ 36.00 Applicatin fr Licensure Exam...... $ 85.00 NCLEX Registratin.. $ 200.00 Fingerprinting $ 53.00 8
$ 414.00 BASIC APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 9
All applicants must meet the basic requirements listed belw: 1. Admissin t Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege Criteria fr admissin t Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege can be fund in the Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege Catalg. Students wh have been admitted r enrlled in classes at OCCC within the last five years will nt need t reapply fr admissin. 2. Bachelr s degree frm a reginally accredited institutin. A student must submit an OFFICIAL transcript frm a reginally accredited institutin with the degree psted. (Students wh have nt yet earned their Baccalaureate Degree, but will cmplete their degree by the start f NUR 1519, must submit a certified letter frm their current institutin indicating that they are expected t graduate by the start f NUR 1519). 3. Successful cmpletin f all general educatin and supprt requirements with a grade f C r higher (Exceptin f POLSC 1113 and HIST 1483 r HIST 1493, in which a grade f D is minimum) PRIOR t the start f NUR 1519, with the exceptin f POLSC 1113. The general educatin and supprt requirements are: PSY 1113, ENGL 1113, ENGL 1213, HIST 1483 r HIST 1493, POLSC 1113, BIO 1023, BIO 1314, BIO 1414, BIO 2125, CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1131 r CHEM 1115. 4. Cllege Retentin Grade Pint Average (GPA).......... Minimum 2.5000 The Cllege Retentin GPA includes all cursewrk attempted with the exceptin f curses frgiven thrugh the Repeat, Reprieve, r Renewal prvisins as utlined in the Oklahma City Cmmunity Cllege Catalg. Students wh wish t request academic frgiveness must submit a petitin t the Office f Recrds and Graduatin Services prir t the applicatin deadline. Any student with a pending applicatin fr academic frgiveness must submit a letter with the nursing applicatin t infrm the selectin cmmittee that the request has been made. Graduate credit may be included in the retentin GPA used fr admissin t a health prgram. 5. Curse cmpletin All general educatin and supprt cursewrk (including the apprval f any curse substitutins) must be successfully cmpleted prir t the start f NUR 1519 with the exceptin f POLSC 1113. (Students wh have nt yet cmpleted these curses must prvide prf f enrllment in the curse(s) by the applicatin deadline.) 6. Minimum scre f 70 n the Test f Essential Academic Skills. (TEAS) Scres must be n lder than tw years frm the applicatin deadline. The test may be taken a maximum f tw times per applicatin perid. 1
NursingCAS Applicatin Instructins Befre Yu Apply G t this link: https://nursingcas.liaisncas.cm/applicant-ux/#/lgin 1. Create an accunt. Use yur cllege email when creating an accunt. Yu will nt need t pay any applicatin fee until yu actually submit yur nursing applicatin t OCCC. Once the OCCC Nursing Applicatin becmes available, yu will select that applicatin in NursingCAS and cmplete the applicatin and prgram requirements befre submitting and paying the applicatin fee. 2. Yu can and are encuraged t cmplete the Persnal Infrmatin, Academic Histry and Supprting Infrmatin sectins f yur NursingCAS applicatin in advance f the OCCC Nursing Applicatin becming available. By entering this infrmatin ahead f time, yu are better prepared when the OCCC Nursing Applicatin fr the pathway yu are applying t becmes available. 3. Obtain student cpies f yur cllege transcripts t assist yu in cmpleting the curse wrk sectin f the applicatin. 4. Request fficial transcripts using the Transcript Request Frm. The requested transcripts will have t be sent t NursingCAS by the cllege(s) yu attended. This frm can be printed frm the Clleges Attended sectin nce yu create an applicatin. The frm cntains a NursingCAS number that will need t be included in yur transcript requests. Regardless f whether yu have submitted yur transcripts t OCCC, ALL f yur transcripts shwing ALL f yur educatinal histry must be submitted t NursingCAS directly frm the educatinal institutin. 5. T request transcripts frm OCCC, g t: http://www.ccc.edu/recrds/transcripts.html 6. Turn ff yur email s spam/junk filters fr the duratin f the applicatin cycle. If yu re nt able t d this, add nursingcasinf@nursingcas.rg, nreply@nursingcas.rg, dntreply@webadmit.rg, NursingCASemail@nursingcas.rg and @sendgrid.me dmain t yur allwed email address list. Als, please check yur spam r junk mail flders peridically thrughut the cycle and check the My Messages sectin f yur applicatin frequently. 7. Fr detailed instructins, visit the fllwing webpage: https://www.nursingcas.rg/applicatin-instructins/ All deadlines are 10:59 p.m. Central Standard Time (11:59 p.m. Eastern time) n the date listed. Students are highly encuraged t begin the applicatin prcess several weeks prir t the deadline. All applicatins and required dcuments must be cmpleted and verified via NursingCAS by the specified deadline, any dcuments that have nt been cmpleted and verified by the deadline will nt be cnsidered. If yu have elected Transcript Entry service thrugh NursingCAS, Transcript Entry must als must be cmpleted and verified by the deadline. Please allw 4-6 weeks fr this prcess. All transcripts must be cmpleted and verified by the deadline including OCCC transcripts. There are n exceptins t this plicy. Fr a definitin f the NursingCAS statuses, please see the fllwing infrmatin frm the NursingCAS website: http://www.nursingcas.rg/applicatin-instructins/status-checks/ Please nte, the cmpletin and verificatin prcess can take several weeks, therefre it is imperative that applicatin t this prgram begin prmptly. Fr questins and/r clarificatin abut the applicatin requirements r eligibility, cntact the ffice f Academic Advising at OCCC. Fr technical assistance cntact NursingCAS. 10