RN Program Details and Application Requirements

Prerequisites required to apply to the RN program. All Science courses must be completed with a 3.0 GPA or higher. All Non-Science courses must be completed with a 2.5 GPA or higher (in-progress courses not accepted).

Prerequisite requirements:

This form is used to determine RN applicants' eligibility.

A cumulative score of 70 points or higher is required for program entry.

Read each section carefully, fill in your response and calculate your score.

• The Enrollment Criterion Form is a fillable form used to determine RN applicants’ eligibility.
  
• A score of 70 or higher is required to be eligible to enroll.
  
• The program does not accept a manual calculation. Please complete the form using the auto-calculated format. Please note: The auto calculation does not work on tablets, mobile devices, or when using the Safari browser.

Enrollment Prescreening Criteria Form

For all courses not taken at SCC check your classes on the RN Course Equivalency Chart to determine if courses taken at other colleges will count toward prerequisites.

If you don’t see your course from another institution on the RN Course Equivalency Chart, but believe it should be counted, do all of the following: 

• Complete a Course Substitution Petition and be sure to give yourself at least two to three weeks for processing. 
• Once your petition is approved, an Official Transcript will need to be submitted to the Admission & Records Office prior to the application deadline.

A student may use a SOC 300 course to apply to the RN program if they can prove they have met the Ethnic/Multicultural Studies requirement.

A General Education Certification Form (completed by a counselor) must be submitted at the time of application verifying the student has completed a SOC 300 or equivalent course AND has met the General Education (GE) Ethnic/Multicultural Studies Graduation Requirement through another course.

The Certification form must be submitted with the application.

If you have completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, no further verification is needed.

If you have an Associate’s degree from the Los Rios Community College District, no further verification is needed.

The TEAS exam must be completed prior to applying to the program and may be taken at any ATI testing site.

• ATI Version 7 (only)
• Visit atitesting.com to locate TEAS testing locations, dates, and study guides.

SCC accepts the highest passing TEAS score. An overall score of 62 is required to apply to the program.

TEAS Testing Information

Due to our partnership with community facilities and their vulnerable populations, the COVID-19 vaccine will be required, as is the yearly influence vaccine. The potential for infectious disease exposure in the clinical setting in the RN Program includes many diseases. Proof of COVID vaccines and booster(s) and other vaccines are required via medical record documentation and are submitted after acceptance to the program.

The Registered Nursing Program accepts approved medical or religious exemptions for the COVID vaccines only and must be processed by the Los Rios Community College District, via the nursing program. Per all of our clinical facility policies, all other vaccines are required and do not have exemptions. Supporting documentation from a licensed MD, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician’s Assistant will be submitted. For any student with an approved exemption, masking (N95 or regular medical grade masks) policies will be required in the clinical setting per the facility’s policies. The SCC College Campus does not have a vaccine requirement to be on campus.

• Online Application Cover Page
• RN Course Verification Form Pages 1-3.
  • Copies of Unofficial Transcripts–for Proof of your highest level of education.
    
  • Copies of Unofficial Transcripts–for Verification of all prerequisite courses taken outside of LRCCD.
    
  • Approved Course Substitution Petition and/or a GE Verification Signed by a Counselor
• Criterion Form and all supporting Documentation.
  • Copy of current California License or certificate with your license number, date of issue, and date of expiration.
    
  • Documentation of Life Experience / Special Circumstance (only one is necessary to apply).
    • Criterion 5 & 6 - Supporting Documentation Form and supporting evidence.
    • Proof of Veteran Status / Eligible Spouse.
  • Criterion 8 – Verification of Proficiency in a Foreign Language Documentation Form.
    
• A Hard copy of the ATI TEAS test score.
  
• RN Program Enrollment Acknowledgement form.

Once the application acceptance period ends, all applications are evaluated, and multi-criteria scores confirmed. Applicants will be selected via the lottery at random. Once the number of qualified applicants and alternates have been selected for Fall and Spring semester, the evaluation process ends.

Selected applicants will be emailed at the address provided on the application within 8 to 10 weeks of the close of the acceptance period.

Qualification is based on the following criteria: A score of 70 points or higher on the multi-criteria enrollment form. Submission of a complete application. Completion of all program prerequisites.

If not selected:

• You will not be contacted and telephone verification is not provided
• SCC does not maintain a waitlist for nursing.
• All submitted materials will be destroyed; SCC does not retain your application.
• A new, complete application must be submitted for any future application periods.

If accepted, students will receive instructions for completing enrollment requirements.

Requirements include:

• Drug screen
• Background check
• CPR certification for healthcare providers
• Health screening

A Social Security Number is required for the BRN and NCLEX exams.