Special Admission Requirements

Associate Degree Nursing Program

The Associate Degree Nursing Program is a two-year program (five semesters). Prospective students must apply during the appropriate dates before the fall semester they wish to enter the program. Graduates of this program will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) which is required to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Because of limited enrollment, students must complete an admissions process that determines which students will be accepted into the program. Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program is limited and based on a competitive ranking system. Students who have completed the application process and meet all requirements for admission will be placed in rank order according to the number of points accumulated. Students who wish to transfer into the ADN program must contact the Director of Health Sciences.

After acceptance, students are required to submit health, immunization, and CPR documentation. Students must consent to a criminal background check and urine drug screen prior to attending clinicals. Information about the required documentation is included in the acceptance packet and must be submitted to the Health Sciences Admissions/Retention Advisor prior to beginning the program.

The admission requirements for the ADN program include the following:

1.  Submit a current MCC Application for Admission.
2.  Review the ADN Information Packet and submit an ADN program application.
3.  Submit a high school transcript or state-approved equivalent education diploma.
4.  Prove proficiency with previous college courses or achieve minimum scores on the placement tests in algebra, reading, and English. The placement tests must be taken within seven years of     application for admission to the nursing program.
5.  Prove proficiency in chemistry and biology with either previous college course work or proficiency exam. Student must earn a “C“or better.
6.  Take the required entrance exam and receive benchmarked scores.
7.  Have at least a 2.5 overall grade point average.
8.  Complete all algebra, chemistry, and biology courses within seven years prior to application.
9.  Any applicant who has a mental or physical disability or uses any drug to a degree that interferes with his or her fitness to practice nursing may be denied entrance into the nursing program,     dismissed from the nursing program, or denied licensure.
10. Students must present a certificate as a Nurse Aide I from a community college or from a North Carolina high school health occupations class, and be currently listed with the North Carolina     Division of Facility Services with no substantiated findings.
11. Students must prove proficiency in fundamental CNA nursing skills by return demonstrations within the first two weeks of nursing school.

Advanced Placement Admissions

The Advanced Placement Associate Degree Nursing Program is for students that hold a current, unrestricted license to practice as a Practical Nurse in North Carolina and have graduated from an accredited program within the last 5 years. This is a four semester program starting in the spring semester. Prospective students must apply during the appropriate dates during the fall semester they wish to enter the program. Graduates of this program will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) which is required to practice as a Registered Nurse. Because of limited enrollment, students must complete an admissions process that determines which students will be accepted into the program.

Advanced Placement Admissions to the ADN program includes the following requirements:

1. Submit a current MCC Application for Admission. Current students DO NOT need to complete a new application.
2. Review the Advanced Placement Admissions Packet and submit an Advanced Placement for Nursing Application. Please use a valid email address that you check often for the application. All     communication concerning your application and admittance will occur via email.
3. Hold a current, unrestricted license to practice as a Practical Nurse in North Carolina
4. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited program within the last five years.
5. Complete preparatory courses described in the application packet. Packets are available in the fall semester.
6. Take the required entrance exam and earn benchmark scores.
7. Submit current documentation of IV therapy certification through a continuing education program such as MAHEC or documented IV therapy competency through the employment setting.     Graduation from MCC’s Practical Nursing program within six months of application is acceptable in lieu of documented IV therapy competency.
8. Have an overall grade point average of 2.5. All chemistry, algebra, and biology classes must be current within seven years prior to application.
9. Students must prove proficiency in fundamental nursing skills by return demonstrations within the first two weeks of beginning classes.

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)

The North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (“BLET”) is a State accredited program designed to prepare entry level individuals with the cognitive and physical skills to become certified police officers and deputy sheriffs.

The requirements for admission to Basic Law Enforcement Training are:

1. Must be a citizen of the United States;
2. Must be twenty years of age;
3. Must provide to the School Director a medical examination report, properly completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, a physician’s assistant, or a nurse practitioner,     to determine the individual’s fitness to perform the essential job functions of a criminal justice officer;
4. Must have a high school diploma or GED®. High school diplomas earned through correspondence enrollment are not recognized toward the educational requirements.
5. Must take a standardized reading comprehension test and score at the tenth grade level or higher within one year prior to entrance into Basic Law Enforcement Training.
6. Must provide the School Director a certified criminal record check for local and state records for the time period since the trainee has become an adult and from all locations where the trainee has     resided since becoming an adult. An Administrative Office of the Courts criminal record check or a comparable out-of-state criminal record check will satisfy this requirement (the applicant must not     have been convicted of any felony or certain other crimes);
7. Must provide the School Director a Letter of Sponsorship from a law enforcement agency (form is provided in the BLET Application Packet).

Priority admission is given to individuals holding full-time employment with criminal justice agencies. Please see the BLET school director prior to enrollment in BLET.

Due to Federal Regulations, if you are in a certificate or diploma program then clock hour to credit hour conversions are required which could reduce the Pell amount awarded

The Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certificate program is a one time, one semester Pell award.

Nurse Aide Program

The admission requirements for the Nurse Aide program include the following:

1. Must be a high school graduate or hold a state- approved high school equivalency certificate;
2. Complete MCC’s Application for Admission;
3. Submit a high school transcript or a state-approved equivalency education certificate;
4. At the first class meeting, students must bring their Social Security Card and a photo ID (Driver’s License or passport);
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5. Students must have a TB Skin Test within the past twelve (12) months and bring the results to the first class meeting;
6. Other requirements such as criminal background checks, drug screens, physicals, or immunizations which may be dictated by clinical agencies, may be required.

Practical Nursing Program

The Practical Nursing Program is a one-year program (three semesters). Prospective students must apply during the appropriate dates before the spring semester they wish to enter the program. Graduates of this program will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) which is required to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

Because of limited enrollment, students must complete an admissions process that determines which students will be accepted into the program. Admission to the Practical Nursing Program is limited and based on a competitive ranking system. Students who have completed the application process and meet all requirements for admission will be placed in rank order according to the number of points accumulated.

After acceptance, students are required to submit health, immunization, and CPR documentation. Students must consent to a criminal background check and urine drug screen prior to attending clinicals. Information about the required documentation is included in the acceptance packet and must be submitted to the Coordinator of Health Sciences Admissions & Recruiting prior to beginning the program.

The admission requirements for the PN program include the following:

1. Submit a current MCC Application for Admission. Current students DO NOT need to complete a new application.
2. Review the Practical Nursing information packet and submit a Practical Nursing program application. Please use a valid email address that you check often for the application. All communication     concerning your application and admittance will occur via email.
3. Submit a high school transcript or state-approved equivalent education diploma.
4. Prove proficiency with previous college courses or achieve minimum scores on the placement tests in reading, and English. The placement tests must be taken within seven years of application     for admission to the nursing program.
5. Take the required entrance exam and receive benchmarked scores.
6. Have at least a 2.0 overall grade point average.
7. Any applicant who has a mental or physical disability or uses any drug to a degree that interferes with his or her fitness to practice nursing may be denied entrance into the nursing program,     dismissed from the nursing program, or denied licensure.
8. Students must present a certificate as a Nurse Aide I from a community college or from a North Carolina high school health occupations class, and be currently listed with the North Carolina     Division of Facility Services with no substantiated findings.
9. Students must prove proficiency in fundamental CNA nursing skills by return demonstrations within the first two weeks of nursing school.

Acceptance of Transfer Students/Credits

Course work transferred or accepted for credit toward an undergraduate degree must represent collegiate course work relevant to the degree with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in the College’s undergraduate degree program.

Evaluating and Awarding Transfer Credit

Any such earned credit must meet the minimum College academic standards of a grade of “C” or better and must parallel the content of similar courses offered. The maximum amount of credit allowed to be transferred is seventy five percent (75%) of the College’s curriculum. Any course taken at a North Carolina Community College System institution will be accepted for the equivalent course except as specified herein.

For all others, the following criteria will be considered in determining the acceptability of the transfer course work:

1. Accreditation of the school by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. Accreditation does not guarantee acceptance of transfer credit.

2. Equivalency of course descriptions, outcomes and analysis of course level, content, quality, comparability, and degree program relevance. It shall be the student’s responsibility to provide     documentation of this equivalency, which may include, but is not limited to, syllabi, course catalogs, course outcomes, etc.

3. For skills-based courses, particularly those in the advanced technology programs, demonstration of student skills may be a component of the evaluation process. Once a course is approved for     transfer from a particular school, the course will be entered on a master list maintained by the Office of Records and Registration. Courses will be re-evaluated at least once every two years.     Decisions related to acceptance of credit will be made by the appropriate faculty member(s) and Dean, in consultation with the Vice President of Instruction.

The responsibility for determining transfer credit from other colleges and universities rests with the Director of Admissions, Records, and Registration. When there is doubt about the appropriateness of transfer credit or when a student wishes to appeal a transfer credit decision, the transcript will be referred to the appropriate faculty member(s) and Dean, whose decision will be final. In such cases, the Dean will note the decision in the student's academic file. Time limits may be imposed in certain situations, such as for allied health program courses. The Office of Records and Registration and the appropriate Dean will maintain a list of courses that have time limits for transfer.

When a student transfers from a postsecondary institution to the College, the following steps will be implemented:

1. The student fills out an application for admission, completes the Residency Determination Service (RDS) questionnaire, and is responsible for providing an official high school transcript and an     official transcript from any other postsecondary institution. The student should allow at least one month for the transcript evaluation process prior to registering for classes.

2. The Office of Admissions, Records, and Registration evaluates the transcript and credit is accepted in accordance with the College's program offerings and the procedure stated herein. No     credit for a course with a grade lower than a “C” may be transferred. The transcript evaluation is conducted in cooperation with the appropriate faculty member(s) and Dean, as applicable.

3. The student is given placement test(s), if applicable.

4. The student continues with registration procedure.

The College recognizes the following additional opportunities for awarding transfer credits:

1. College Board Advanced Placement Program (“AP”): College course credit will be granted to students who pass the AP examinations with a score of three, four or five. Students must submit a     College Action Report (official score report) and an official high school transcript showing the corresponding AP course was completed to the Office of Records and Registration for consideration     of granting college credit. A grade of “PR” will be recorded for an appropriate course on their transcript. The course will be shown on the transcript as credit received but will not be used in     calculating the GPA.

2. College-Level Examination Program (“CLEP”): College course credit will be granted to students who participate in CLEP Subject Examinations and achieve the minimum passing score as     recommended by the American Council on Education. Students must submit a CLEP transcript to the Office of Records and Registration for consideration of granting college credit.

3. Educational Experiences in the Armed Services: Servicemen and veterans may be awarded college credit for service schools they have attended. The service schools must be accredited by a     regional accrediting agency. Before applying for credit, contact the service school(s) and ask them to which regional accrediting agency they belong. Contact the Office of Records and     Registration for more information.

    Joint Services Transcript (“JST”) is an academically accepted document approved by the American Council on Education (“ACE”) to validate a service member's military occupational     experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations. When the College receives an official copy of a JST, the Registrar will review and apply appropriate     course credit. The Vice President of Instruction will be consulted if there is need for further discussion regarding proposed course credit.

4. Experiential Learning: Students may receive credit for work or other learning experiences. The student must present a file or portfolio of information to the appropriate Dean for the purpose of     justifying academic credit for the past experiences.
    1. Once received, the Dean will either forward the file or portfolio to the Vice President of Instruction with a recommendation of academic credits to be awarded or require the student to provide     additional information on which to base the decision.
    2. A final determination of credit awarded to the student will be made by the Vice President.
    3. All documentation leading to the awarding of credit will be filed with the Director or Records and Registration.
    4. If credit is awarded, the student will receive a proficiency credit, with a grade of “PR” on the transcript.

5. Professional Certificates: Successful completion of BLET (CJC 100) may substitute for CJC 120, CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, CJC 225, and CJC 231. All other professional certificates will be     evaluated by the appropriate Dean.
    1. Once documentation of an earned certificate is presented to the Dean, he/she will make a recommendation of academic credits to be awarded to the Vice President of Instruction.
    2. A final determination of credit awarded to the student will be made by the Vice President.
    3. If credit is awarded, the student will receive a proficiency credit, with a grade of “PR” on the transcript.

6. The maximum amount of “PR” credit allowed to be applied is seventy five percent (75%) of the College’s curriculum.