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viii. A point system is used to select candidates

for admission to the clinical portion of FCC’s

nursing programs (ADN and Transition-to-RN

Program). Each program has its own separate

pool of applicants, and students may apply only

to one program in any given semester. Points

are assigned for non-clinical courses completed,

residency, a math aptitude test, cumulative

grade point average (GPA) and grades in the

prerequisite science courses. Any course(s)

being repeated must be completed by the end

of the January term in order to count in the

GPA calculation for the day option or summer

semester for the evening/weekend option. If

a student is completing a prerequisite science

course during the application semester, the

midterm course grade will be applied to the

point scale (including transfer courses). Students

will be allowed to repeat any pre-requisite

science course one time only, including

withdrawals, audits, and transfer credits. All

science prerequisites must be completed within

5 years of application.

ix. The students with the highest point total are

offered admission to the clinical portion of

the ADN program. Students with equal point

totals will be ordered by GPA from highest

to lowest. If an accepted student declines

his/her seat in the program or fails to meet

the spring or summer course requirements,

the next eligible student with the highest

score is offered admission to the program.

For information on the Criteria for Admission for the

Transition-to-RN Program, contact the Allied Health

and Nursing Advisor, 240.629.7935 or the Director of

Nursing Education, 301.846.2607.

Possible

Points

BI 103 (Anatomy & Physiology)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points

for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

BI 104 (Anatomy & Physiology)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points

for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

BI 120 or BI 203 (Microbiology)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points

for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

Math Aptitude Test

• 95% - 100%: 2 points, 90%: 1 point

Cumulative GPA (including transfer credits)

• 3.500 or higher: 2 points

• 3.000 - 3.490: 1 point

Prerequisites completed or in progress:

• EN 101

• Mathematics General Education course

• PS 101

• SO 101

• ED/PS 208 (Human Growth &

Development)

• Arts General Education course

• Humanities General Education course

• Speech course: CMSP 103 or CMSP 105

or CMSP 107

Frederick County Resident • 3 points

TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS:

NOTE:

BI 103/104/120 may each be repeated

only once, including withdrawals, audits, and

transfer credits. Students repeating any of these

courses more than the allowed number of

attempts will not be awarded any points for the

applicable course, regardless of grades earned.

All sciences must be completed with a grade of “C” or

better within 5 years of the application deadline.

x. Once grades have been posted in May for day

option and January for evening/weekend option,

transcripts for those accepted conditionally will

again be evaluated. Any student who dropped

a course or failed to earn a “C” or better will be

re-evaluated. If, after re-evaluation, a student’s

new point total falls below the cut-off score for the

ADN clinical class, he/she will not be eligible for

the clinical portion of the program and the next

qualified candidate will be admitted.

x. A student who fails NU 101 and wants to return

to a future clinical class will be offered the

opportunity to join the pool of applicants for the

following year.

Respiratory Care (RC)

To be included in the pool of applicants for admission

to the clinical portion of the respiratory care program,

a student must request consideration through the

Allied Health and Wellness Department by June 1. In

addition, you must:

i. Complete all required developmental coursework

prior to applying to the program.

ii. Complete Anatomy & Physiology I (BI 103) with a

“C” or better prior to applying to the program.

iii. Be in good academic standing (no academic alert,

no academic probation).

iv. Have a GPA of at least 2.000.

v. Have all official transcripts from other colleges/

universities sent to the Welcome Center by June 1.

vi. Apply for admission to Frederick Community

College.

vii. Meet with the allied health advisor.

Points will be assigned only to those students who

have returned the“Student Application for the

Respiratory Care Clinical Class”and met the above

criteria. The point value for non-clinical courses

completed and residency are shown on the“Criteria

for Admission to the Respiratory Care Program”sheet.

The students with the highest point total will be

accepted conditionally into the clinical portion of

the program and will be informed of their status by

June 30.