Los Angeles Community College District
Nursing is a field that is in high demand
and is one that is personally rewarding
and constantly stimulating.
Board of Trustees
Scott J. Svonkin, President
Mike Fong
Sydney K. Kamlager
Nancy Pearlman
Mike Eng, Vice President
Andra Hoffman
Ernest H. Moreno
Milo Anderson, Student
District Administration
Dr. Francisco C. Rodriguez, Chancellor
Dr. Adriana D. Barrera, Deputy Chancellor
Dr. Felicito Cajayon, Vice Chancellor of Economic and
Workforce Development
Bobbi Kimble, Interim Vice Chancellor for Institutional
Effectiveness and Educational Programs
Dr. Albert J. Roman, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources
Jeanette Gordon, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
Dr. Kevin D. Jeter, Interim General Counsel
James D. O’Reiley, Chief Facilities Executive
Registered Nursing
Department of Health &
Exercise Sciences
LATTC Administration
Laurence Frank, President
Dr. Mary Gallagher, Vice President, Administrative Services
Leticia Barajas, Vice President, Academic Affairs &
Workforce Development
Dr. Kaneesha Tarrant, Vice President, Student Services
Nicole Albo-Lopez, Academic Affairs & Workforce
Development
Michelle Cheang, Dean, Academic Affairs & Workforce
Development
Dr. Luis Dorado, Dean, Student Services
Benjamin Goldstein, Dean, Academic Affairs & Workforce
Development
Joseph Guerrieri, Dean, Academics Affairs & Workforce
Development
Dr. Henan Joof, Dean, Student Services
Cynthia Morley-Mower, Dean, Academic Affairs & Workforce
Development
Vincent Jackson, Dean, Academic Affairs & Workforce
Development
Dorothy Smith, Dean, Student Services
400 West Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015-9141
213-763-7170
Vocational Nurses with a current California
license should refer to the Career Ladder/30
Unit Option brochure.
Candidates for the nursing program are
admitted in the Fall and Spring semesters of
each school year. Applicants must have a
minimum over-all grade point average of 2.5
and a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in
the science prerequisites.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
All programs and activities of the Los Angeles Com- munity
College District shall be operated in a manner which is free of
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry,
religion, creed, pregnancy, marital status, medical condition
(cancer related), gender orientation, age, disability or veteran status
(Reference: Board Rule 1202). Inquiries regarding Diversity issues
should be directed to Dr. Mary Gallagher (213) 763-7042.
Inquiries relating to disabilities and special accommodations per
the Americans with Disabilities Act should be directed to Ms.
Klaudia Macias, Director of Disabled Students Programs and
Services, (213) 763-3778 and TDD (Telecommunications Device
for Deaf), (213) 763-5375.
The Registered Nursing Program at Los
Angeles Trade-Technical College is
approved by the Board of Registered
Nursing. It combines nursing theory with
selected laboratory experiences and general
education courses. Program courses are
sequenced from simple to complex. Nursing
courses include medical surgical nursing,
reproductive and women’s health, nursing of
children and families, psychiatric nursing,
geriatric and community nursing, leadership
and preceptorship. The program is designed
to be completed in four semesters. The
graduate is eligible to apply for the State
Board of Registered Nursing Licensing
Examination (NCLEX) once all nursing
program and Associate in Science Degree
requirements are satisfactorily met.
January 2016
Associate in Science degree requirements
taken at other colleges/university are to be
approved by the Transcript Section in the
Admissions and Records Department.
Consult the college counselor concerning
petitioning and any other information you
may need related to course equivalency.
COST - In addition to the regular college tuition,
students are required to purchase a variety of
supplies and software for the clinical courses
including, but not limited to, uniforms,
malpractice insurance, textbooks, Assessment
Technologies Inc. software and background
checks. Tuition for non-residents is higher.
Refer to the College catalog for cost.
TRANSPORTATION – Reliable transportation
to and from the clinical facilities and the college
is the responsibility of each student. Clinical
rotations may be days, evenings or weekends
based on facility availability.
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION/TRANSFER
Students enrolled in the program may challenge
any course in the program in sequence once the
prerequisites to the course being challenged are
satisfactorily met. The credit by examination
procedure in the college catalog must be
followed. Nursing courses taken at other U.S.
colleges/universities must be evaluated by the
Department of Health & Exercise Sciences.
Submit a copy of transcript, college catalog with
course descriptions and a letter from previous
nursing program director indicating academic
and safety status upon
exiting the program.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
There are no deadline dates.
Students apply to the program and are placed on
the waiting list as soon as they have completed
their prerequisites and taken and passed TEAS.
FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS
COURSE OF STUDY
Transcripts from foreign schools/colleges must
be evaluated for U.S. equivalency by an
evaluation agency. A list of such agencies is
available at the Department of Health & Exercise
Sciences. The student must arrange for the
evaluation summary to be mailed directly from
the evaluating agency to the Department of
Admissions and Records at LATTC.
PREREQUISITES
All prerequisites must be verified by the
counseling office prior to coming to the
Department of Health & Exercise Sciences.
Annual updating/changes may occur in this
brochure and in the college catalog. It is the
responsibility of the student to make sure he/she
has the latest brochure and/or college catalog.
Biology 20 (Anatomy/Physiology)….8 units
Microbiology 1or 20…………….….4/.5 units
English 101…………………………3 units
Psychology 1 ……………………... 3 units
Psychology 41………………………3 units
Math 115 or equivalent…………… 3 units
Chemistry 51 or 65 or equivalent…..5/4 or
(High school chemistry with a lab and a passing
grade of C)
Successful applicants must have a 2.5 overall
G.P.A. and a 2.5 G.P.A. in the sciences.
Winter/Summer
RN 119 Intro to Nursing
First Semester
RN 121 Fundamentals of Nursing
RN 122 Intro to Med/Surg Nursing
RN 123 Nursing Process & Communication
RN 125 Pharmacology
RN 134 Nursing Simulation Lab
RN Program Director
Second Semester
RN Program Faculty
RN 126 Med/Surg I
RN 129 Geriatrics/Community
RN 130 Psych/Mental Health
RN 136 Nursing Simulation Lab
Third Semester
RN 127 Med/Surg II
RN 131 Repro/Maternity
RN 137 Nursing Simulation Lab
Fourth Semester
RN 128 Med/Surg III
RN 132 Child and Family
RN 133 Leadership/Preceptorship
Department Chair
Joseph Ratcliff
Paula Johnson
Cynthia Ashby
Stephen Brown
Christine Chandler
Maggie Davis-Kendrick
Debi Jenkinson
Barbara Soles
Rosalie C. Villora
Carolyn Washington
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
1. There are no application deadlines.
Applicants are accepted on a first-come
first-served basis. Once a class is full the
remaining eligible applicants will be
placed on a waiting list for the next class.
2. Meet with a college counselor (213 763
7359) to determine what courses are
needed to qualify for the RN program
and the Associate in Science degree.
3. When all RN Program prerequisites have
been completed the college counselor
will verify the grades, calculate the GPA
and give you a signed “Prerequisite
Verification Form.”
4. Bring
the
signed
“Prerequisite
Verification Form” to the Allied Health
office.
5. You will then be placed on the list to take
the nursing entrance examination, TEAS
5.0 (Test of Essential Academic Skills).
6. If you score 62% or higher on TEAS you
will be invited to fill out an official RN
Program application. If you do not earn
the required score will be referred for
remediation and permitted to retake the
entrance exam at LATTC once the
remediation is completed.
7. TEAS must be taken on a computer. No
paper and pencil TEAS scores will be
accepted. Students who fail TEAS and
must retake it will be required to earn
62% in each area of the exam.
8. Have official High School or GED
transcripts and official transcripts of
college and program prerequisites taken
at a college or university outside the LA
Community College District sent
directly to Admissions and Records.
Courses taken within the district can be
accessed via the computer. There is no
need to pay for these transcripts.