REGISTERED NURSING
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST
Clark College
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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TASKS
1. Complete the Community College Application for Admission and Statement of Intent forms. Return
them to Clark College Enrollment Services with the non-refundable fees: $25 for the admission application
fee for students new to Clark; $50 for the program application fee (note: all fees subject to change).
2. Submit official college transcripts from ALL colleges attended and send updated official transcripts each
term.
3. All prerequisites must be completed prior to submitting an application to the program. Applications will not
be considered unless all preliminary requirements are completed prior to the application deadline. There is a
7-year limit on science/social science courses at the time of program entry. When calculating points, the
most recent class attempt will be used.
4. Complete the following courses, maintaining a minimum 3.0 grade point average:
Anatomy and Physiology I
Intro to Chemistry
English Composition I
 BIOL& 251 ............. 4 credits
 CHEM& 121 ........... 5 credits
 ENGL& 101................... 5 credits
Anatomy and Physiology II
Microbiology
English Composition II or
 BIOL& 252 ............. 4 credits
 BIOL& 260 ............ 5 credits Writing About the Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology III
Nutrition
 ENGL& 102 or 109……5 credits
 BIOL& 253 ............. 4 credits
 NUTR 103 .............. 3 credits Lifespan Psychology
 PSYC& 200................... 5 credits
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5. A 3.00 applicable grade point average (GPA) or higher must be maintained (includes classes listed above, as
well as humanities and PE from below) in order to qualify to apply to the Clark College Nursing program.
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6. Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) or higher in each program class, unless otherwise noted.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT UPON ACCEPTANCE INTO NURSING PROGRAM
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All accepted students must complete a Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) training program
and hold an active verifiable NAC certification by the deadline stated within the Nursing
Acceptance letter or their space will be given to the next eligible alternate. Credential numbers
will be verified online to ensure active status. (Keep in mind that it can take as long as six
weeks to receive a credential number after completing NAC training).
NAC
ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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COURSE #
COURSE NAME
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Humanities
Please refer to the Associate in Applied Science Degree Requirements
section of the current Clark College catalog. Must be completed with a 2.0
or above prior to graduation.
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PE
Physical Education (must be a fitness class) Must be completed with 2.0
(or “Satisfactory” grade) prior to graduation.
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CREDITS
PROGRAM SELECTION TIMELINE
There is a 6- to 7-month break once students complete the preliminary requirements before they start the
Nursing program, if selected. Keep the following time frames in mind:
Application Deadline:
Program start date, if accepted:
September 15, 2014
Spring 2015
February 15, 2015
Fall 2015
June 15, 2015
Winter 2016
September 15, 2015
Spring 2016
IMPORTANT NOTE
For more complete information about the program please refer to the website: www.clark.edu/clarknursing
Updated 07/2014
PREREQUISITES GUIDELINES FOR PRE-NURSING PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS
Refer to your Compass Test Scores or see an Advisor to determine your starting point
Reading
Courses
Basic Education
ABE/ESL/GED
Must pass each class with a “C” grade or better to be
eligible for next class.
READ 087
Critical Reading
READ 100
College Reading
Math &
Science
Courses
Basic Education
ABE/ESL/GED
MATH 030
Pre-Algebra
It is strongly recommended that students complete
READ 087 before taking PSYC& 200.
MATH 089
Algebra I
or
MATH 091
Algebra II
Basic Education
ABE/ESL/GED
English
Composition
Courses
ENGL 097 Writing
Fundamentals
ENGL 098 Writing
Fundamentals
ENGL&101 English
Composition I
ENGL&102 English
Composition II
or
ENGL 109 Writing
About Sciences
CHEM 095
Skills for Health
Chemistry
or
Preliminary Requirement
Classes for the Nursing
Program are in the shaded
boxes. Additional required
classes are PSYC& 200,
3 credits of Humanities
and 1 credit of PE.
MATH 090
Elementary Algebra
MATH 095
Intermediate Algebra
or
CHEM 095
Skills for Health
Chemistry
MATH 093
Algebra III
CHEM& 121
Intro to Chemistry
NUTR 103
General Nutrition
BIOL& 260
Microbiology
or
BIOL 164 & 165
Human Biology
BIOL& 251
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL& 252
Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL& 253
Anatomy & Physiology III