Sierra College · USA

Registered Nursing

Campus Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Introduction

Registered Nursing is a program taught at Sierra College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (two-year, full-time program) options.

Registered Nursing at Sierra College is an Associate Degree Nursing Program that provides pre-licensure education. Students study nursing and related general education courses, along with additional general education degree requirements. Completion qualifies students to take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The curriculum is approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

The program is a two-year, full-time course of study. Students complete required nursing and general education coursework and meet special requirements for prerequisite completion before applying. After passing the NCLEX-RN examination, graduates can begin seeking careers as registered nurses in a variety of health care settings or extend their education into advanced nursing programs or medical school.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Registered Nursing at Sierra College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Sierra College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Sierra College as pre-requiste for admission in Registered Nursing.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

All prerequisite courses must be completed and posted to the appropriate transcript prior to applying for the Registered Nursing program.
Prerequisites “in progress” are not accepted.
All prerequisites must be completed with a grade “C” or better, and posted to the appropriate Official College Transcript before submitting an application.
Courses marked with a double asterisk must be completed within 7 years of application to the Associate Degree Nursing Program.
Prerequisite Course Evaluations: the Nursing Program office does not complete prerequisite course evaluations; contact a counselor if a prerequisite course is not listed on the Equivalency Grid.
Upper Division Courses used for prerequisites require mandatory contact with a counselor to obtain a course substitution.
TEAS exam: completed prior to applying; an unofficial copy must accompany the application and the score must be reflected on the multi-criteria form.
Corequisites must be completed prior to beginning the final semester of the program to meet NCLEX-RN licensure examination requirements.

TEAS exam is required prior to applying.
Only the latest edition of the TEAS exam will be accepted; TEAS VI and earlier will not.
A minimum cumulative score of 62% is required.