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Alvin Community CollegeAssociate Degree Nursing2-Year ProgramProgram InformationandApplication InstructionsApplication Period March 2-31, 2020Classes begin August 2020(last modified 11-5-2019)S:\ADN\ADN Office Mgmt\Admissions\Application Packets\2020 Admission\App Packet - 2yr Fall admit.docxPrinted 1/8/2020 9:37 AM
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING2-YEAR PROGRAMAPPLICATION PROCEDUREALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGEwww.AlvinCollege.eduGain Admission to Alvin Community CollegeWhat’s Next? U.S. CITIZENS start ingstarted.htmlApproximately six (6) weeks after the nursing applicationdeadline, we will email you whether you are conditionallyaccepted, or on the alternate list, or neither of these. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS start here:www.alvincollege.edu/International-StudentsIf Accepted?Nursing admission is conditional, based on completing thefollowing:Apply to Nursing Apply at the ADN web page: www.alvincollege.edu/ADNduring the application period. Typically, March for Fallstart and September for Spring start for 2-year programsand February for Summer start for the LVN-ADN Transitionprogram. See ADN web page for exact dates. Submit official transcripts from ALL previously attendedcolleges to the ACC Registrar (electronic preferred). Have Advising Department review out-of-state courses.Foreign transcripts must be accompanied by an officialevaluation from an approved agency; This should becompleted 90 days prior to admission deadline. This is amandatory requirement beginning Spring 2020. Meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards Attend an Applicant Meeting(meeting schedule is on the ADN web page) Hepatitis-B: at the applicant meeting, submit proof of thefirst two Hep-B immunizations or the first "hepislav"immunization, or submit copy of Hep-B surface antibodytiter report. Take the HESI-A2 exam within 5 years of nursingapplication deadline. Minimum scores: 78 on readingsection, 78 for cumulative score. Have grades of "C" or better, or be in-progress taking,these prerequisite courses: ENGL 1301 – Composition I PSYC 2301 – General Psychology BIOL 2401 – Anatomy & Physiology I BIOL 2402 – Anatomy & Physiology II Additional courses are required for graduation and may becompleted either during the program or before enrollingin the program, but are not needed to apply: PSYC 2314 – Lifespan Growth & Development BIOL 2420 – Microbiology for Non-Science Majors 3-credit elective in Language, Philosophy & Culture orCreative Arts (see application instructions for list ofallowed electives) Attend an orientation meetingPass a drug screenPass two background checks: one done for the TexasBoard of Nursing and another done by PreCheckSubmit copy of Social Security card if PreCheck isunable to verify your social security numberSubmit copy of Physical Examination reportSubmit copies of Tests, Titers, Immunization series:Tuberculosis test, Hepatitis-B, MMR, adult Tdap,Varicella, and Seasonal InfluenzaSubmit copy of Driver's License or other officialpicture IDSubmit copy of current CPR cardBefore starting your second semester in the nursingprogram, submit proof of health insurance and copyof a Hepatitis-B titer reportONLY FOR USE BY THE ADVISING DEPARTMENTApplicant Name: does / does not have out-of-state and/or foreign coursesthat are in the ADN degree plan. Notes:Advisor: Date:For details on each of the above steps: go to www.alvincollege.edu/adnQuestions? email nursing@alvincollege.edu or call 281-756-5630Admission steps are subject to change at any time. Please go to the ADN web page for the most up-to-date information.Alvin Community College is an Equal Opportunity Institution: If you require special accommodations for a disability, contact the Office of Disability Services at281.756.3533 or ods@alvincollege.edu
Associate Degree Nursing281-756-5630 re glad you're interested in the Alvin Community College (ACC) 2-year Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program! ACChas educated individuals to enter the nursing profession for over 50 years and has a reputation as an outstanding ADNprogram. We will accept applications 3-2-2020 through 3-31-2020 for the 2-year ADN program that starts August 2020.To be considered for the 2-year ADN program, you must meet all admission requirements in the College Catalog andcomplete all application steps below. The ADN department must receive the application and required supporting documentsby 4 PM on March 31, 2020!Approximately 6 weeks after the application deadline, we will email you whether you are conditionally accepted, or on thealternate list, or neither of these. Keep your email address(es) current with the ADN department and ensure emails from ACCgo to your inbox rather than your junk or spam folder. Email is the official means of communication from ACC to students.STEPS FOR APPLYINGMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Please use the checklist on the first page of this packet to assist in keeping track of what steps you have done andwhat steps remain to be done. You must meet the following minimum requirements by the nursing application deadline to be eligible to apply tothe nursing program. If you do not meet these minimum requirements your application will not be considered. GPA 3.0 or higher: If at the time you apply, you have grades in any courses that are part of our ADN degree, theGPA of those grades must be at least 3.0. Courses in-progress at the time you apply do NOT count in the GPA.Grades posted after the deadline will NOT count in the GPA. Grades that are not part of the ADN degree will NOTcount in the GPA. See "How do I calculate my GPA" in the Frequently Asked Questions at the end of this documentto find out whether your GPA is high enough. HESI A2 test scores 78 or higher: You must make at least 78 for both the reading section and cumulative score.You can make less on other sections (except for reading) as long as the cumulative score is at least 78. See the"TAKE THE HESI A-2 TEST" in this packet for more details. Complete the steps below by the nursing application deadline.1. GAIN ADMISSION TO ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE:U.S. CITIZENS: tting-started.htmlINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: http://www.alvincollege.edu/International-Students You must be admitted to ACC before you can apply to the ADN program. If it has been a year or more since you last applied to ACC or took courses at ACC, you may need to re-apply toACC and have your transcripts re-sent. Check with the Admissions Office if you are unsure: 281-756-3531. You must meet all college admissions requirements, in addition to all nursing requirements, in order to be eligibleto enroll in nursing programs. Please refer to the College Catalog and work with the Admissions Office to be sureyou meet all college admission requirements.2. APPLY TO NURSING at http://www.alvincollege.edu/ADN You must be admitted to ACC before you can apply to the ADN program. After submitting your ADN application, return to the status screen at the above link to verify confirmation of ADNapplication steps you have completed. ALLOW UP TO 5 DAYS AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ORCOMPLETE A STEP to see items checked off on the status screen. If you have issues or questions about the ADN application, please contact the ADN department. DO NOT turn in a printed ADN application. We can print it if we need to. Anyone who previously applied, must submit a new application for the January 2020 2-year ADN program.Alvin Community College Associate Degree Nursing2-Year Program InformationPage 1
3. SUBMIT OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS to the ACC Registrar Have all previously attended colleges and/or universities send official transcripts to the ACC Registrar. DO NOTbring or send college transcripts to the nursing department or the applicant meeting! They go to the registrar. Students with credits or degrees from foreign institutions must have foreign transcripts evaluated by an approvedevaluation company and submit the official report to the ACC registrar. Approved evaluation companies are in theACC College Catalog under the heading "Evaluation of Credit from Foreign Institutions"4. HAVE ADVISING DEPARTMENT REVIEW OUT-OF-STATE COURSES: NEW REQUIREMENT BEGINNING SPRING 2020 application period for Fall 2020 enrollment: Nursing applicantswith any out-of-state or international transcripts must meet with an Alvin Community College advisor no less than90 days before the application period begins. Applications with courses taken outside of Texas will not beconsidered until the review by an ACC advisor. Foreign transcripts must be accompanied by an official evaluation from an approved agency, which are listed in thecollege catalog and on the college web site eign-transcripts-evaluation-agencies.html Any course substitutions are unofficial until approval by the subject area Department Chair has been completed.5. MEET TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE (TSI) STANDARDS TSI is a Texas law requiring college students to achieve minimum standards in Reading, Writing, and Math. At least one of your Texas college transcripts must state you have met all TSI standards. If you have not attended any Texas colleges, call the ACC Admissions Office 281-756-3531 to find out how to meetTSI standards.6. ATTEND A MANDATORY APPLICANT MEETING (schedule on next page). At the meeting you will be given a folder to hold any documents that you bring. Turn in your folder at the end of themeeting, DO NOT leave the meeting with your folder. Arrive to the meeting PROMPTLY. Late-comers WILL NOT be allowed to enter the meeting. Anyone who attended an ADN applicant meeting during 2019 is exempt from attending a meeting this time. Allothers must attend one of the applicant meetings on the next page.7. SUBMIT HEPATITIS-B PROOF AT THE APPLICANT MEETING Bring a copy of EITHER a record showing the dates of at least the first two Hep-B injections OR report of Hep-Bimmunity (called a “Hepatitis-B surface antibody titer”). Turn in a copy, not the original. Exception: if you opt for the2-injection "hepislav" series, proof of only the first hepislav injection is due by the nursing application deadline. There is no time limit on Hep-B injections; there is a 5-year time limit on the Hep-B titer. Hep-B titer is accurate only if it is done at least two months after the third Hep-B shot. If you don't have Hep-B proof for the applicant meeting, you must submit it by the nursing application deadline.8. TAKE THE HESI-A2 TEST either before or after the applicant meeting We use only the HESI A2 test for nursing admission. You cannot substitute any other test. A high enough HESI-A2test score, by the nursing application deadline, is mandatory for all ADN applicants regardless of educationalbackground or college degrees you may already have - no exceptions. You must take these 5 HESI sections: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary & Knowledge, Anatomy &Physiology, and Math. You have to make at least 78 on both reading and cumulative of the above five sections. HESI test scores must be 5 years old or less as of the nursing application deadline. See "HESI-A2 TEST INFORMATION" later in these instructions for more details.Alvin Community College Associate Degree Nursing2-Year Program InformationPage 2
9. PRE-REQUISITE COURSES Already have grades of "C" or better, or be in-progress taking these prerequisite courses:ooooENGL 1301 – Composition IPSYC 2301 – General PsychologyBIOL 2401 – Anatomy & Physiology IBIOL 2402 – Anatomy & Physiology II10. IF APPLICABLE: BONUS POINTS FOR PROOF OF HEALTHCARE-RELATED LICENSE ORCERTIFICATION Applicants submitting proof of being certified or licensed as a health care provider will receive extra consideration.The license or certification is subject to verification with the certifying or licensing agency. Course-completion certificates, diplomas, or transcripts do not count. It must be a copy of the actual certification orlicense issued by the agency. It must show both the certification or license number and the expiration date. Certification or license must be current. Expired or former certifications or licenses do not count. Currently workingon a certification or license does not count. Examples of health care provider include Certified Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, EMT, Paramedic,Phlebotomy tech, Pharmacy tech, Radiology tech, Sonography tech, Respiratory Care tech, Medical Lab tech, sleepstudies tech, massage therapist, veterinary tech, dental assistant, etc. Occupations such as medical billing/coding,medical secretary or scribe do not count because they do not provide medical care to patients. CPR certificationdoes not count because that is a skill, not an occupation. Bonus points are given for only one certification or license regardless of how many you have.Alvin Community College Associate Degree Nursing2-Year Program InformationPage 3
MANDATORY APPLICANT MEETINGS FOR2-YEAR ADN PROGRAM, FALL 2020 ADMISSIONApplicants must attend one meeting from the schedule below. You do not need to make a reservation. Anyone who attendeda “general information meeting” must still attend one of the meetings below. EXCEPTION: you can skip the meeting thistime if you attended an ADN applicant meeting during 2018/19; otherwise, you have to attend another meeting below.Applicants residing out of state should contact the ADN department.Meetings start promptly at the times below. Allow your trip enough time to arrive before the meeting starts. The doors willbe locked after the meeting starts and late-comers WILL NOT be allowed to enter the meeting. Do not bring children!APPLICANT MEETING SCHEDULEScience/Health Science Building, Room 203-31-2020LocationS-105S-105S-105S-105ALL APPLICATION STEPS ARE DUE BY 3-31-2020 INCLUDING: Official transcripts from all colleges attended submitted to the Registrar. Meet all TSI requirements. HESI-A2 scores submitted to the ADN office (exception: tests taken by the above deadline atACC; we will wait for the scores to come in even if it is after the deadline) Proof of either the first two Hep-B shots or Hep-B immunity submitted to the ADN office. If"hepislav" shot, proof of only one shot is needed by the deadline. Attend one of the above applicant meetings, if you have not already attended one during 2019.(Attending a general information meeting does not count) Proof of health care occupation certification or licensure (if applicable). Submit an application to the 2-year ADN program.Completed Applications: Those who complete all ADN application steps by the nursing application deadline and meetminimum admission criteria are considered for admission. It is your responsibility to check your on-line status screenregularly, and make sure you have completed all ADN application steps by the above deadline. You may contact the ADNoffice at nursing@alvincollege.edu or 281-756-5630. Email is the official means of communication between ACC andstudents or applicants!Selection for Admission: Admission is competitive. After the application deadline, applicants are ranked primarily accordingto number of completed courses in the ADN curriculum, the GPA of those courses, and HESI-A2 test scores. Priority admissionis given to applicants who: 1) achieve high HESI-A2 test scores; 2) have a high GPA in ADN curriculum courses, and 3) alreadycompleted BIOL-2420. Additional consideration is given to applicants who: 1) complete ADN curriculum courses withoutrepeating or withdrawing from courses within five years of the application deadline; 2) complete BIOL 2401/2402/2420 at ACC;3) hold a Bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university; 4) hold a current certification or license in ahealthcare or veterinary related occupation; and, 5) reside in the ACC tax district.Program Requirements: Program requirements are discussed during applicant meetings and published in the ACC CollegeCatalog. After initial acceptance and as a condition for final acceptance, applicants must pass two criminal background checksand one drug screen. Applicants who answer "Yes" to any eligibility questions on the "Background Checks" page of this packetmust submit the BON declaratory order outcome letter to the ADN department no later than 30 days before start of class. Allapplicants who are accepted must complete a physical exam and submit proof of completing all required tests andimmunizations, including completing the Hepatitis-B series, by first day of class. All students must submit proof of Hepatitis-Bimmunity (a Hepatitis-B titer) by the end of their first semester in the program.Alvin Community College Associate Degree Nursing2-Year Program InformationPage 4
HESI-A2 TEST INFORMATION Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) is a company that produces tests which evaluate whether nursing applicantshave the knowledge and skills to be successful in nursing school. Alvin Community College nursing programs require applicants to make a high enough score on the HESI AdmissionAssessment Exam (HESI-A2 test) in order to be considered for admission. An acceptable HESI-A2 test score ismandatory for all nursing applicants regardless of educational background, no exceptions. You may not substituteany other test scores for HESI test scores.HESI-A2 DATES & REGISTRATION Register for HESI-A2 at ACC – go to www.alvincollege.edu, click on “Marketplace” at the top of the screen, click on“Testing Center” on the left side of the screen, then click on the “HESI” icon for open test dates and instructions forregistering for HESI-A2. The test date you select MUST BE ON OR BEFORE THE NURSING APPLICATIONDEADLINE. HESI-A2 test dates at ACC - If you don't see a test date in the time range that you want at the above web page, eitherthose dates are already full, or dates in that time range have not been opened yet. You will have to check back laterto see if desired dates show up on the web page, or call the Testing Center to find out whether they will offer the HESIon desired dates 281-756-3526. HESI-A2 at other locations - there is no single web page that lists all HESI dates & locations. To take the HESI-A2elsewhere, you will have to find a testing location yourself and ask them when their test dates are. Check withcolleges that have nursing programs; some of them probably offer the HESI-A2.HESI-A2 DEADLINE If you take the HESI-A2 at ACC, the deadline to take it is the nursing application deadline. The nursing officeautomatically gets your scores within 2 days after you take the test. If you take the test at ACC on the deadline orclose to the deadline, it is OK if your scores come back after the deadline. If you take the HESI-A2 elsewhere, THE SCORE REPORT MUST REACH THE NURSING OFFICE BY THENURSING APPLICATION DEADLINE. It could take the HESI company a week or longer to send the report, so makesure you take the HESI early enough that the report has time to reach the nursing office by the deadline. HESITESTS TAKEN AT LOCATIONS OTHER THAN ACC ARRIVING AFTER THE NURSING APPLICATION DEADLINEWILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.HESI-A2 TEST SCORE CRITERIA You must take all of these five sections of the HESI-A2 test:Math, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & General Knowledge, Grammar, and Anatomy & Physiology. Minimum required scores:(1) at least 78 on the Reading Comprehension section; and(2) at least 78 for the Cumulative score, which is the average of the above section scores.These minimums are ABSOLUTE CUTOFFS – we do NOT round up scores to meet these minimums. The nursing department does not count any other sections and does not count the Critical Thinking test. Section scores may be combined from two or more tests subject to the waiting period for any re-takes of individualsections described under "Re-Taking the HESI-A2". Scores must be from HESI-A2 tests taken no more than 5 years ago as of th
Alvin Community College AssociateDegree Nursing 2-Year Program Information Page . 3. 9. PRE-REQUISITE COURSES Already have grades of "C" or better, or be in-progress taking these prerequisite courses: o ENGL 1301 – Composition I o PSYC 2301 – General Psychology o BIOL 2401 – Anatomy & Physiology I .
