New competitive entry for SSCC's nursing program
Lead Summary
By
Kris Cross-
Good news for those interested in Southern State Community College’s associate degree nursing program – the wait list is gone. Beginning with the spring 2011 class, the college will use a competitive-entry format for all applicants.
In the past, if applicants met all entry requirements to the college’s associate degree nursing program, they were placed on a waiting list and admitted to the program according to their wait-list number. For the upcoming round of applications, however, the highest-scoring applicants will be admitted to the program.
“The competitive entry process was designed to select the most highly prepared applicants to enter the nursing program,” said Dr. Julianne Krebs, director of nursing at Southern State. “Other nursing programs have seen a higher rate of completion when similar entry processes are utilized.
“The applicants must complete pre-requisite courses and achieve the required minimum standards before they submit an application to the nursing program,” she said.
Application dates to remember are as follows:
• Spring Quarter 2011 on Central Campus: Applications will be available online Aug. 1, 2010; application deadline is Sept. 30, 2010; acceptance/denial letters will be mailed on or before Oct. 31, 2010.
• Fall Quarter 2011 on Central Campus: Applications will be available online Feb. 1, 2011; application deadline is March 30, 2011; acceptance/denial letters will be mailed on or before April 30, 2011.
• Fall Quarter 2011 on South Campus: Applications will be available online Feb. 1, 2011; application deadline is March 30, 2011; acceptance/denial letters will be mailed on or before April 30, 2011.
To learn more about Southern State’s nursing programs, please call Dr. Krebs at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 2641, email jkrebs@sscc.edu, or visit www.sscc.edu/Academics/degrees/nursing.htm.
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