Prospective Student Admission Requirements
Minimum Admission Requirements
Los Angeles County Residency
- Resident of Los Angeles County for one year immediately prior to admission
- Residency requirement will be waived for veterans or their dependents.
Education
- U.S. high school graduate or equivalent
- Minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 in college academic courses, from a U.S. accredited college or university
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 “B” in required College science courses
- Minimum grade of “C” in required prerequisite college courses (X = required course):
| Application Period Effective Starting January 15, 2021 | ||||||
| Semester Units | Basic RN | LVN-RN | LVN-RN Option II | |||
| Theory | Lab | |||||
| 1 | Human Anatomy with Lab* | 3 | 1 | X | X | |
| 2 | Human Physiology with Lab* | 3 | 1 | X | X |
X |
| 3 | Microbiology with Lab * | 3 | 1 | X | X |
X |
| 4 | College English Composition | 3 | X | X | ||
| 5 | Life Span Psychology (From infancy through old age) | 3 | X | X | ||
| 6 | Sociology | 3 | X | X | ||
| 7 | Humanities | 3 | X | X | ||
| 8 | U.S. Political Science or U.S. History | 3 | X | X | ||
| 9 | Speech 101 (Public Speaking) | 3 | X | X | ||
| 10 | Physical Education (PE)/Kinesiology (KIN) (Physical Activity) | 1 | X | X | ||
*Science courses must be completed within 7 years prior to nursing program admission. Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Option II – No recency requirement
X = Required prerequisite courses.
Current ATI TEAS
- Total score of 64.7% or above
- TEAS may be repeated once to achieve the minimum required score
- LVN Option II: results are used for advisement only
Interview/Communication Assessment
- Interview by invitation
- Satisfactory completion and full credit on communication assessment
Clearance
Final acceptance into the nursing program is contingent upon:
- Satisfactory health status, as validated by a physician. Forms will be provided
- Completion of all clearances: criminal background and health
- Evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) card for Healthcare Providers issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).