LVN-RN Admission Steps

							                                                                                                                                                                                  Updated 11/01/12




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                                                                 LVN – RN TRANSITION
                                                                                1 Year Associate Degree


IF YOU ARE READY TO START THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

STEP 1A: CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON                                     STEP 3: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION IN                                  STEP 4: APPLICATION STATUS
COLEMAN CONNECTION:                                               PERSON AT COLEMAN CAMPUS –
http://colemanconnection.org AND REGISTER                         STUDENT SERVICES. YOUR PACKET                                             Wait to be contacted by the Department.
TO ATTEND A PROGRAM SESSION                                       MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
                                                                                                                                            Follow-up on your status with the
                                                                                                                                            Department.
STEP 1B: START HCC GENERAL                                              Application for Health Sciences Program
APPLICATION PROCESS                                                     at                                                                  If accepted, a condition of placement into
  First-time college students or transfer                               http://coleman.hccs.edu/coleman/admissi                             clinical rotations is based on completion
  students with less than 12 semester credit                            on-information.                                                     and submission of the following:
  hours complete checklist below.                                                                                                            Proof of personal health insurance
                                                                        Completion of or tested out of MATH 0312
  Students with more than 12 semester credit                                                                                                 Passing drug screening
                                                                        – Intermediate Algebra.
  hours, skip Step 2.                                                                                                                        Physical Examination and immunization
                                                                        Completion of the following prerequisites:                             record showing: Hepatitis B
      Submit proof of meningitis vaccination
      and documentation (required for students
                                                                         BIOL 2401 – Anatomy & Physiology I*                                  Immunization series completed, MMR,

      30 years or younger).
                                                                         BIOL 2402 – Anatomy & Physiology II*                                 Tdap, TB, Varicella, Meningitis and
                                                                         BIOL 2420 – Microbiology *                                           influenza.
      Submit official high school transcripts or                         ENGL 1301 – Composition I                                          CPR
      official transcripts from previously                               ENGL 1302 – Composition II                                         Cleared Criminal Background (A
      attended institutions –OR– Take a                                  PSYC 2301 – Introduction to                                          previous misdemeanor or felony found
      placement test to determine college                                   Psychology                                                         on Criminal Background Check will
      placement for reading, writing, and math.                          PSYC 2314 – Human Growth and                                         require a Declaratory Order from the
                                                                            Development: Lifespan*                                             Board of Nurse Examiners for the state
STEP 2: ATTEND A MANDATORY PRE-                                          Humanities/Fine Arts elective                                        of Texas.
ENROLLMENT SESSION                                                       SPCH X3XX – Speech Elective
                                                                         RNSG 1301 – Pharmacology**                                  STEP 5: ACCEPTANCE
      Obtain a pass from Admissions Office
      and register to attend pre-enrollment                       * Must be completed within 5 years prior to                               Attend a mandatory Program Survival
                                                                  admission to the program                                                  Camp and Student Services Orientation.
      session by going to
                                                                  ** Must be completed within 2 years prior to
      http://tlr2.hccs.edu/preenroll.                             admission to the program

                                                                        Passing TEAS Scores with minimum 64%
                                                                        in reading, writing, math and science.
                                                                        Register online at
                                                                        http://www.atitesting.com/ or call 800-667-
                                                                        7531.


P r o g r a m s t a r t s e v e r y:                              INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:                                             VETERAN STUDENTS:
Summer                                                            Office of International Student Services                            Office of Veteran Affairs
                                                                  3200 Main, Houston, Texas 77002                                     3200 Main, Houston, Texas 77002
Deadline date:                                                    713-718-8521                                                        713-718-8522
Summer – January 15th
                                                                  Foreign transcripts (high school and college)                       DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES:
                                                                  must be evaluated course-by-course through                          713-718-7685
                                                                  an approved evaluating agency.
                                                                                                                                      PARKING: For contract parking, go to
                                                                  NOTE: For clinical education, F-1 students                          texasmedicalcenter.org under TMC Services >
                                                                  may be required to present additional                               Parking Information.
                                                                  documentation. Contact an advisor for more
                                                                  details.                                                            QUESTIONS: Email us at
                                                                                                                                      coleman.counseling@hccs.edu




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