Nursing

Admission 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 required. 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). Upload a current copy of applicant’s CPR card with their Selective Health Sciences Application.

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:

Upload applicant’s registry listing with their Selective Health Sciences Application. To print this listing, if you are a CNA I, go to the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry

OR

Upload documentation of State-approved CNA1 and CNA2 courses and a current NC license as a CNA2. Upload 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 applicant’s Selective Health Sciences Application 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 Selective Health Sciences Application to the program 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.
8. TEAS Nursing School Entrance Exam:

Once you submit a Selective Health Sciences Application to the program and have been determined eligible by a Health Science Advisor, you will receive an email with information on how to schedule the TEAS Nursing Entrance Exam. A composite score of 58.7% is required to be eligible for admissions. Up to two attempts are allowed per application cycle.

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

Selective Admissions Scoring

Students should only begin to work on selective admissions criteria once they have fulfilled the admission pre-requisites listed above.

Class	Grade Earned & Points Scored
	A	B	C
BIO 168 (5 year time limit)	12	10	7
BIO 169 (5 year time limit)	12	10	7
PSY 150	4	3	2
PSY 241	4	3	2
ENG 111	4	3	2
ENG 112 or 114	4	3	2
HUM 115 or PHI 240	2	2	2
Other humanities elective	1	1	1
MED 120	2	2	2
MED 121 and 122	4	4	4
ACA 122	1	1	1

TEAS Scoring

Composite Score	Points
58.7 - 63.79%	22
63.8 - 68.79%	44
68.8 - 73.79%	66
73.8 - 78.79%	88
78.8 - 83.79%	110
83.8 - 88.79%	132
88.8 - 93.79%	154
93.8 - 98.79%	176
98.8 - 100%	198

Program Outcomes

The following is the most current program effectiveness data.

NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

Graduate success on licensure exams is a significant benchmark for any nursing program. North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) calculates graduates success based on the number of graduates who successfully pass the NCLEX-RN on their first attempt.

• 2024 | 92.5%
• 2023 | 100%
• 2022 | 89%

Program Completion Rate

Program completion is calculated at 100% stated program length (5 clinical semesters) for all students enrolled in initial nursing courses.

• 2024 | 62.3%
• 2023 | 58%
• 2022 | 64%

Job Placement Rate

Job placement rates are based on graduates who are employed as registered nurses within six (6) months of graduation.

• 2024 | 100%
• 2023 | 100%
• 2022 | 100%

Program Accreditation

The Associate Degree Nursing program at Carteret Community College located in Morehead City, North Carolina is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: (404) 975-5000
Website: https://www.acenursing.org

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at https://www.acenursing.org/search-programs.

Transfer Opportunities

Looking to transfer to a university after you complete your Nursing pathway at Carteret CC? Explore your options.

AAS Degree - Nursing (Fall Entry)

The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.

Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.

AAS Degree - Nursing (Spring Entry)

The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.

Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.

AAS Degree - ENC RIBN

ENC-RIBN (Eastern NC Accelerated Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses)

ENC RIBN program is a four-year nursing option in which students are dually enrolled in the Carteret CC nursing program and East Carolina University. This program is designed for high school seniors.

The first three years after high school graduation are spent at Carteret CC taking general education and nursing courses along with one online ECU course every fall and spring semester. Upon successful completion of the third year at Carteret CC, students will graduate from the Carteret CC Associate Degree Nursing program and be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam. In the student's fourth year, they will continue taking online ECU nursing courses. Upon successful completion of ECU course work, students will graduate from ECU with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Please note that students must apply to the ENC RIBN program through ECU first and designate the Carteret CC nursing program as their school. Applicants will be notified of acceptance into the ENC RIBN program in the spring semester.

Interested students in the ENC-RIBN program should contact the program chair for more information.

AAS Degree - ENC aRIBN

ENC-aRIBN (Eastern NC Accelerated Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses)

This program is designed for top academic students that have completed all of the first-year general education courses and pre-requisite courses for the RIBN program with a “C” or higher. Applicants must seek admission to the Carteret CC Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program first. Once notified of acceptance into the ADN program, students may apply to the ENC aRIBN program at ECU. Students accepted into the aRIBN program are dually enrolled with Carteret CC and ECU. Following acceptance, students enter the Carteret CC nursing program and concurrently take online courses at ECU. Upon graduation from the Associate Degree Nursing program at Carteret CC, students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam. After successful completion of the Carteret CC ADN program and passing the NCLEX-RN exam, students will continue taking online nursing courses at ECU for the final year of the program. After their final year, students are anticipated to graduate from ECU with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Students are not eligible for aRIBN if they have been unsuccessful or dismissed from a traditional baccalaureate or associate degree program.

Interested students in the ENC-aRIBN program should contact the program chair for more information.

AGE Degree - General Education Nursing

The Associate in General Education (AGE) in Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their study toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing as based on Blocks 1 through 3 of the Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina’s Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs and the North Carolina Community College Associate Degree Nursing Programs which was approved by the State Board of Community Colleges and the UNC Board of Governors in February 2015. The AGE-Nursing shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of courses.

A student who completes an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing with a GPA of at least 2.5 and a grade of C or better in the AGE Degree - General Education Nursing courses listed below and who holds a current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina will have fulfilled the UNC institutions lower-division general education requirements as well as nursing program entry requirements. However, because nursing program admissions are competitive, no student is guaranteed admission to the program of his or her choice.

Interested students in the Associate in General Education in Nursing program should contact the program chair for more information.

Pathway - Associate Degree Nursing (CCP)

Career & College Promise (CCP) offers high school students the opportunity to take tuition-free college courses that count toward both high school and college graduation requirements. The Career and College Promise ADN Pathway is designed for high school juniors and seniors who wish to begin their educational studies toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.

WCE Available Classes

Boost your skills, explore new careers, or stay current in your field with Carteret CC’s Workforce Continuing Education. Our flexible, non-credit courses—offered online or in-person—range from a few hours to several hundred hours and cover everything from technical training to professional development and personal enrichment. Affordable and practical, these courses help you grow your career and reach your goals on your schedule.