Associate Degree Nursing

Admissions Requirements (Prerequisites): 

1. Transcripts: Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and provide an official transcript. Send official transcripts from high school, GED and all colleges attended to the college Registrar. Home-schooled students must submit a copy of the home school’s approved registration from the state in which they are registered.

2. College Ready: College ready is demonstrated by the following:

• • High School GPA > 2.8, or

• • College coursework in English and math (MAT 143 or MAT 003 grade of P2 or equivalent), or

• • Minimum Placement test scores (RISE test or equivalent)

English: Test out of TIER 1, and
Math: Test out of TIER 1 and TIER 2

3. Biology, Chemistry, Algebra: Courses that must be completed:

Algebra–must complete one of the following:

• • High school Math I with a grade of “C” or better (if more than one term is represented, no grade below C will be accepted),

• • MAT-143 or higher with a grade of “C” or better,

• • MAT-002 with a grade of P 2,

• • RISE placement test place out of TIER 1 and TIER 2. 

Biology–must complete one of the following:

• • One unit of high school general biology with a grade of “C” or better, (if more than one term is represented, no grade below C will be accepted).

• • College-level general biology with a grade of “C” or better (BIO 110 or BIO 111). Anatomy and Physiology does NOT meet this requirement.

Chemistry–must complete one of the following:

• • One unit of high school chemistry with a grade of “C” or better, (if more than one term is represented, no grade below C will be accepted).

• • College-level Introduction to Chemistry and lab (CHM 130 or 131 plus lab) or (CHM 151 and CHM 152, required for East Carolina RIBN and aRIBN pathways, with a grade of “C” or better).

4. Grade Point Average 2.5 or above: Taking the general education courses in the nursing program helps with building points towards nursing admissions; however, a grade point average of 2.5 or better in those courses must be earned.  Additionally, an earned grade of “C” or better is requi  A student who earns a grade of less than “C” in a general education course must retake the course and earn a minimum grade of “C” prior to or during the semester in which it is included in the program of study.

General Education course work includes:

• • ENG-111: Writing & Inquiry
  • ENG-112: Writing/Research in the Discipline (may substitute ENG-114
  • Professional Research & Reporting)
  • PSY-150: General Psychology
  • PSY-241: Developmental Psychology
  • BIO-168: Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIO-169: Anatomy and Physiology II

Note: BIO 168 & 169 must be taken within five (5) years of the expected date the student will enter the nursing program

Humanities Elective (3-hour credit): the preferred courses are either HUM-115: Critical

Thinking or PHI-240: Introduction to Ethics.

Acceptable alternative Humanities electives are:

• • ART-111: Art Appreciation
  • ART-114: Art History Survey I
  • ART-115: Art History Survey II
  • MUS-110: Music Appreciation
  • MUS-112: Introduction to Jazz
  • PHI-215: Philosophical Issues

5. CPR: Current certification in adult and child CPR from the American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider Course). Submit a copy of the card with the admissions Checklist.

CPR certification is required to enroll in the first term nursing NUR 111 course and will be validated by the nursing faculty. Please maintain continuous CPR certification throughout the nursing program to remain eligible to continue.  Provide updated copies of CPR certification to the Chairperson of the Nursing program as needed.

6. CNA (Nursing Assistant I) Certification:

Successful completion of a State-approved Nurse Aide I (NA-I) training course with a minimum of 48 documented clinical training hours caring for patients under the supervision of the RN Instructor and a current listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry with no substantiated findings is required.  To satisfy this requirement, applicants can:

Submit the registry listing with the Admission Checklist when applying.  To print this listing, if you are a CNA I, go to the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry

OR

Submit documentation of State-approved CNA1 and CNA2 courses and a current NC license as a CNA2.  Print out verification of active NA2 license from the North Carolina Board of Nursing website.

Note: A current unrestricted license as a practical nurse waives the nursing assistant requirement. Submit this license with the Admissions Checklist in lieu of the Nurse Aide 1 registry listing.

7. CNA (Nursing Assistant I) 48 Clinical Hours:

If you did not receive your CNA certificate from Carteret Community College, you must provide one of the following:

Documentation of Course completion from a State-approved NA1 program that included 48 clinical contact hours with patients as part of the training. The documentation must be on the training facility’s letterhead and signed by the RN Course Coordinator or RN instructor.

OR

Documentation of Course completion, and if the clinical contact hours were less than 48, the applicant must provide one of the following:

• • Documentation of employment as a CNA1 providing direct patient care activities for a minimum total of 48 clinical hours. The documentation must be on facility letterhead and signed by the Staff Development RN or Director of Nursing.

• • If the applicant has completed a CNA2 course, provide documentation of course completion and the number of clinical contact hours included in the course. The combination of CNA1 clinical hours plus CNA2 clinical hours may be added together to meet the 48-hour minimum requirement.  The documentation of CNA2 clinical hours must be on the training facility’s letterhead and signed by the RN Course Coordinator or RN instructor.

Note: If you did receive your CNA certificate from Carteret Community College, you do not need to provide documentation of 48 clinical contact hours.

• • Nursing School Entrance Exam: Once you submit a complete nursing packet and have been determined eligible by a Health Science Advisor, you will receive an email with information on how to schedule the Nursing School Entrance Exam.

Need more information about prerequisites? Email a Health Science Admissions Coordinator at [email protected].

Application Deadlines  

Fall cohort | applications accepted October 1 – February 28
Spring cohort | applications accepted April 1 – August 31