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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog

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• 301.846.2400

Special Programs of Study

Associate Degree Nursing

Enrollment in the clinical portion of the associate

degree nursing (ADN) program is limited by the

availability of staff and facilities. To be considered for

admission, students must:

i. Complete and submit an application for

admission and provide proof of residency

ii. Complete and submit an application for the

ADN clinicals by February 1 preceding expected

fall semester entrance and September 15 for

expected spring semester entrance. Clinical

applications are available

online at www.

frederick.edu/nursing.

Residents of Frederick

County are given priority consideration for

admission.

iii. Register and complete the Test of Essential

Academic Skills (ATI TEAS) before application

deadline. Information on ATI TEAS may be

found at

www.frederick.edu/nursing.

v. Submit official transcripts from all previously

attended colleges and universities to the

Welcome Desk/Registration & Records Office

or electronically through an approved vendor.

v. Complete FCC’s assessment testing unless

otherwise exempted.

vii. To be included in the pool of applicants

for admission to the clinical portion of the

nursing program (ADN), students must

complete all required developmental

coursework, complete BSCI 201, BSCI 202,

and BSCI 223 by the end of the semester

in which they are applying and send all

official college transcripts from other

colleges and universities to Registration and

Records by February 1 for day option and

September 15 for evening/weekend option.

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 (if applicable), c

umulative

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

credit, within 5 years of the application

deadline. 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 Health

Sciences Advisor, 240.629.7935 or the Director of

Nursing Education, 301.846.2607.

Criteria for Admission to the Associate Degree

Nursing Program

Possible

Points

BSCI 201 (Anatomy and Physiology I)

• 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

BSCI 202 (Anatomy and Physiology II)

• 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

BSCI 223 or BSCI 263 (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

Cumulative GPA (including transfer credits)

• 3.500 or higher: 2 points

• 3.000 - 3.490: 1 point

Prerequisites completed or in progress:

• ENGL 101

• Mathematics General Education course

• PSYC 101 General Psychology

• SOCY 101 Introduction to Sociology

• EDPS 210 (Human Growth &

Development)

• Arts General Education course

• Humanities General Education course

• Communication course: COMM 103 or

COMM 105 or COMM 107

Frederick County Resident • 3 points

TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS:

Note:

BSCI201, BSCI202, and BSCI223/BSCI263 may

each be repeated only once, including withdrawals,

audits, and transfer credits within 5 years of the

application deadline. 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.