Application Procedure

Application Process

Application deadlines:

Call the Nursing Office to sign up to attend a Nursing Applicant Information Session. At this session, you will receive an application, information about the program and the TEAS.

- The Nursing Counselor will also discuss the "Nursing Prerequisite Form" and the "GPA Verification Form."

- Applications are only available by attending an Applicant Information session.

Obtain sealed OFFICIAL transcripts:
- Transcript of U. S. high school, GED, California proficiency exam or U.S. College or University indicating graduation date.
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities indicating prerequisite courses taken. Transcripts from within LACCD may be unofficial.
- International transcripts require an official evaluation report from an approved evaluation agency. An approved agency list is available in the Counseling Office (SSB #227) and in the Nursing Office.

Submit the completed application with all the required materials listed above by the application deadline date (January 15 - March 15 for the Fall and July 15 - September 15 for Spring).

Any application without the completed required documents will not be ineligible for the candidate pool.

Selection Process

All candidates are required to take the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) testing version 5. The College Benchmark score is 62%. Candidates who have taken the TEAS previously MUST see the nursing department for directions on providing scores along with the application.**Students who have taken version 5 before but did not score a 62%, must score a 62% on each section.

Each semester, following the application deadline, the most qualified candidates are admitted to the Nursing Program. In the event the Nursing program has received applications for more than the allotted seats, the selection process is done by lottery process.

All candidates accepted into the Nursing program must attend a mandatory orientation meeting. Also, there will be two highly recommended six week classes:

If a student does not attend the mandatory orientation meeting, his/her position will immediately be given to an alternate candidate. Both classes are offered during the Winter Intercession for spring semester and summer session for fall semester.

All classes in the Nursing program must be completed with a "C" or better grade in order to advance to the next course within the program and to earn the degree of Associate in Science in Nursing.

- In addition, enrolled students are required to take a series of mandatory ATI content mastery examinations after the completion of each course in the nursing program.

After a student is admitted into the Nursing program, a full time load is considered a minimum of 9 units per semester.

Transfer Students

Transfer students from other nursing programs will be evaluated on an individual basis. This process requires a completed application, college catalog, letter from the former program director and course syllabus for all successfully completed nursing courses.

Transfer students must meet the admission requirements for our program's generic nursing students. Transfer students must also follow the same application procedure as general students in order to apply to the program. Space for transfer students is very limited.

Please contact the Nursing Department to see if transfer students are being accepted at this time.