While all nursing programs have certain similar requirements for admission, specifics will vary from school to school. Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC), both because it is a community college and because it is a technical school, has a somewhat different structure to its nursing program than other schools. Community colleges tend to require less preparation than universities because the degree bestowed is an associate's degree instead of a bachelor's degree. Also, technical schools tend to include more of what other institutions consider to be prerequisites as part of the actual program.
Options
For the registered nurse (RN) program, there are two options for students to choose when applying. GTCC offers both a full-time day option, which accepts approximately 80 students each year, and an evening and weekend program, which accepts approximately 40 students each year. The day program begins in the fall of each year, while the evening and weekend program begins in the spring of each year.
Phase I
Phase I minimum requirements must be met, but meeting them does not guarantee admission. You must have a complete admission file, which includes a current nursing application and official high school, GED, or Adult High School and college transcripts; attend one of the mandatory information sessions for nursing applicants; and meet minimum placement test scores. If less than three years old, minimum SAT scores are writing 510, critical thinking 510, and math 520. If less than three years old, minimum ACT scores are 21 for each of the three categories, English, reading and math. For Compass placement tests, minimum scores are writing 70, reading 81, and algebra 40. For Asset testing, a score of 41 is required in each of these three categories: writing skills, reading skills and elementary algebra. For CPT testing, the minimum required scores are writing skills 86, reading 80, and elementary algebra 57. Applicants must also meet the biology competency, complete a Nursing Assistant I course approved by the state, and meet with an admissions advisor to complete the MAR (minimum admissions requirements) review.
Phase II
The admission requirement in phase II is to take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and receive a composite score of at least 75.
Phase III
Phase III is a ranking review based on the following classes: Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Expository Writing, Research and Reporting, General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Public Speaking, as well as CIS 110 or 111, and an HUM/FA elective.
Additional
An applicant can receive additional ranking points for a higher TEAS score, current healthcare certification other than CNA, complete of a college-level Allied Health course and/or degree, satisfactory completion of any ACA course, completion of a health occupations or medical careers course, and completion of any of the following classes with a "B" or better: college algebra/math, college chemistry, college microbiology and introduction to sociology.
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